as in to withdraw
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
a change in the wind direction forced the firefighters to drop back
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Recent Examples of drop back
The bitcoin price has dropped back from its peak of $110,000 per bitcoin reached in January ahead of U.S. president Donald Trump’s return to the White House (and hit by fears of a mystery new threat).
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Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
By Lap 10, Verstappen was dropping back from Hamilton, the gap sitting at over a second, but the Dutchman reported on Lap 14 that his tires were dead.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
One is for a 1-2 week rally back to strong retracement, moving average and pivot resistance before a drop back to or below last week’s lows as a bottom is formed similar to 2016.
—Tom Aspray, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
But the weight soon dropped back down to match the control group.
—New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2025
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Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
By Lap 10, Verstappen was dropping back from Hamilton, the gap sitting at over a second, but the Dutchman reported on Lap 14 that his tires were dead.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
One is for a 1-2 week rally back to strong retracement, moving average and pivot resistance before a drop back to or below last week’s lows as a bottom is formed similar to 2016.
—Tom Aspray, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
But the weight soon dropped back down to match the control group.
—New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drop back
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Outreach workers who live among farmworkers are withdrawing a little, too.—
Amy Maxmen | KFF Health News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Artificial intelligence and digital surveillance systems are perhaps less likely to identify who is eating alone at lunch or withdrawing from friends.—
Jackie Valley,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 Apr. 2025
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Financial markets have retreated this year amid mounting concerns that the Trump administration's economic policies could jar spending by American consumers and businesses, hurting economic growth.—
Anne Marie Lee,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Pelicans add another dimension to the scene on these deep lakes, formed roughly 12,000 years ago after the glaciers retreated allowing meltwater to form Channel Lake, Lake Marie, Loon Lake and others in northern Illinois.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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The spacecraft, along with Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, are now falling back to Earth.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Instead, the stage remained in orbit for nearly three weeks before falling back into the atmosphere on February 19, scattering debris fragments at several locations in Poland.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
14 Mar. 2025
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Weezer were added to the Coachella lineup as a last-minute surprise over the weekend, alongside Ed Sheeran, as acts including FKA Twigs had to pull out of the event.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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If international investors decide to pull out of U.S. assets, that will hit bonds and the dollar alike.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
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O'Keefe was found on the front lawn of another Boston police officer who has since retired, Brian Albert.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Krause previously took over as lead for the agency after Doug O'Donnell retired in February.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Drop back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20back. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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