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shrink back

Verb

Meaning

pull away from a source of disgust or fear

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They opened up a 20-point lead with under six minutes left, and never let the lead shrink back to single digits. Source: Internet

We should not shrink back under the pretext of not wanting to give credence to the likes of Cyril Allen, Sr. His views should not be normalized in our national debate but rebutted forcefully. Source: Internet

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