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Backtracking Crossword Clue
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RETURNING which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
RETURNING
Updated: October 11, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "RETURNING" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Tending to return to an earlier state
- • Tending to be turned back verb
- • To come or go back (to a place or person).
- • To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
- • To turn back, retreat.
- • To turn (something) round.
- • To place or put back something where it had been.
- • To give something back to its original holder or owner.
- • To take back something to a vendor for a refund.
- • To give in requital or recompense; to requite.
- • To bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve.
- • To play a card as a result of another player's lead.
- • To throw a ball back to the wicket-keeper (or a fielder at that position) from somewhere in the field.
- • To say in reply; to respond.
- • To relinquish control to the calling procedure.
- • To pass (data) back to the calling procedure.
- • To retort; to throw back.
- • To report, or bring back and make known.
- • (by extension) to elect according to the official report of the election officers. noun
- • The act of one who returns; a coming back.
An example sentence would be:
- • "She is a returning customer."
- • "The returning students were excited to see their friends again."
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