as in to lose
to undergo defeat
quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition
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Dave Matthews has bowed out of performances at the FireAid benefit concert and the MusiCares Person of the Year benefit gala amid a family emergency, the band announced Wednesday.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
Vivek Ramaswamy, whom Trump had named to co-lead the effort with Musk, bowed out to focus on his own political career in Ohio.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 21 Jan. 2025
Vivek Ramaswamy, however, is bowing out of the project to run for Ohio governor.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Dutcher has had good players and good teams, including one that went 30-2 before the season was canceled due to COVID-19, another that won 32 games and reached the national championship game, another that reached the Sweet 16 before bowing out against eventual champion UConn.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
Vivek Ramaswamy, whom Trump had named to co-lead the effort with Musk, bowed out to focus on his own political career in Ohio.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 21 Jan. 2025
Vivek Ramaswamy, however, is bowing out of the project to run for Ohio governor.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Dutcher has had good players and good teams, including one that went 30-2 before the season was canceled due to COVID-19, another that won 32 games and reached the national championship game, another that reached the Sweet 16 before bowing out against eventual champion UConn.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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