backtracked

verb

Definition of backtrackednext
past tense of backtrack
1
as in reverted

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2
as in backpedaled

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  1. reverted
  2. revoked
  3. rescinded
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  • And in recent weeks, the market has reverted back to the narrative of the early days of this bull market.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Some realized remote was the way to go, while others reverted and pushed workers back to offices.
    Toni Ann Careccio-Pisano, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of reverted
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  • But the Department of Health took exception to Peterson’s recommendation, saying Cooley’s license should be revoked.
    Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Scott and Diana Anderson’s membership in the club was revoked after an allegation that Scott Anderson was drunk in public in 2017.
    Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of revoked
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  • Earlier this week, his talent agency, WME, dropped him as a client and the nonprofit Vital Voices Global Partnership rescinded an award honoring him as an advocate for women’s empowerment.
    Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Climax became the first ever vegan cheesemaker to win a prestigious Good Food award—though dairy complaints caused the prize to be rescinded at the last minute, with shades of the protectionist, legal skulduggery faced by non-dairy milk products.
    Andrew Rosenblum, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
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