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  1. climb-downs, climb-downs, climb downs: Collins English Dictionary
  2. climb-downs, climb downs: Wiktionary
  3. climb-downs: Dictionary.com

(Note: See climb_down as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (climb down)

noun:  (idiomatic, sometimes hyphenated) An abandonment, withdrawal from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument, etc.
verb:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see climb, down.
verb:  (idiomatic, sometimes followed by from) To abandon, withdraw from, or soften a previously expressed opinion, argument, etc.
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