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• v  pull back or move away or backward
• v  use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
• v  move to a rearward position; pull towards the back
• v  stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
• v  make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

• withdraw
• retreat
• pull away
• draw back
• recede
• retire
• move back
• retract
• draw
• back out
• back away
• crawfish
• crawfish out
• pull in one's horns

• advance

News & Articles

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• US stock indexes head lower in midday trading
  NEW YORK (AP) — Without compelling reasons to send stocks higher, investors turned their attention back to the question they have grappled with in recent weeks: when and by how much will the Federal Reserve and other central banks pull back their economic stimulus programs?
  June 12, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
• Oil prices fall below $95 on OPEC comments
  Oil prices fell below $95 on Wednesday as ample supplies caused energy investors to pull back. Benchmark oil for July delivery fell 85 cents to $94.53 per barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading ...
  June 12, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
• IronPigs beat Charlotte, pull back to .500
  The IronPigs beat Charlotte 8-5 Saturday night to pull back to the .500 mark on the season. The win was the seventh in the last ninth games for the 'Pigs, who were kicking off an eight-game homestand at Coca-Cola Park. Cody Overbeck had three hits and three RBIs, while Darin Ruf had three hits and two RBIs. Michael Martinez had three hits, including a home run.  Pete Orr also homered for the ...
  June 9, 2013 - WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey