Synonyms for back off
back off

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1. back up, back off, back downverb

   move backwards from a certain position

   "The bully had to back down"

   Synonyms:
   back, choke off, foul, clog, chicken out, back up, bow out, support, back down, clog up, congest, pull out, choke

2. chicken out, back off, pull out, back down, bow outverb

   remove oneself from an obligation

   "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"

   Synonyms:
   pull, pull up, extract, chicken out, back up, bow out, draw out, withdraw, back down, take out, get out, draw, pull out

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1. Jonathan Reiner:

   I'm not sure what this ban will achieve, other than to add some disincentive to other countries that might be looking to do intense sequencing and identify variants, this might incentivize those countries to maybe, you know, back off on that a little bit because no good deed goes unpunished.

2. Bret Bielema:

   I talked to Art and he was awesome about it, i told him if things were reversed and he was the starter coming back off an injury, we would do the same thing 100 out of 100 times. He gets that.

3. Cynthia Houniuhi:

   To be honest, at first, I was very hesitant when this idea was discussed, my mind keeps telling me to back off. I mean, let’s be real here, it was too ambitious to say the least. Like, how can a small group of students from the Pacific Region convince the majority of the UN members to support this unique initiative?

4. Daniel Wann:

   You can't tell the NFL to quit selling beer, you can't tell the Lakers you should get your fans to care less, but you can tell youth sports parents to back off.

5. Janet Yellen:

   At this point, we are not seeing Russia back off the horrific war they started, an unprovoked invasion of the Ukrainian homeland, in fact, the atrocities they are committing against civilians seem to be intensifying. So, it's certainly appropriate for us to be working with our allies to consider further sanctions.