backing (up or away)

verb

Definition of backing (up or away)next
present participle of back (up or away)
as in running away

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  1. withdrawing
  2. retiring
  3. receding
  4. retreating
Verb
  • As the name states, the rule suggests withdrawing 4% of your portfolio every year in retirement in order to avoid running out of money.
    Michael Foster, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Within minutes, security forces began withdrawing from the area.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of withdrawing
Verb
  • Elsewhere in Southern California, Gil Cisneros won the congressional seat held by Grace Napolitano, a fellow Democrat who is retiring.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Chris Evans will return to the Marvel universe in an upcoming film, years after retiring from his role as Captain America.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of retiring
Verb
  • Economists say that will almost certainly push up consumer price inflation, which has been receding from nearly double digits in 2022 but remains about a percentage point above policymakers’ 2% target for core inflation.
    Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Many think the Dodgers should be grateful to win the World Series this year and humbly behave like other recent defending champions by cutting corners and reducing costs and receding back into the pack.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of receding
Verb
  • Record slip Stocks moved lower Thursday, retreating from the records the major indexes hit in the previous trading session.
    Michele Luhn, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
  • In Iceland, glaciers cover about 10 percent of the country's area but are rapidly retreating.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of retreating
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“Backing (up or away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backing%20%28up%20or%20away%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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