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Backpedaling
Meaning
Verb
●
In American English:
present participle
and
gerund
of backpedal
Noun
●
The
act
of
distancing
oneself
from a
previously
supported
idea
,
action
,
behaviour
, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
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Deflecting
Dissembling
Prevaricating
Stonewalling
Strawmanning
Backpeddle
Grandstanding
Showboating
Sidestepping
Doubling Down
Backing Down
Moving The Goalposts
Grasping For Straws
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