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decommit

British  
/ ˌdi:kəˈmɪt /

verb

  1. to withdraw from a commitment or agreed course of action

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Lincoln Riley has seen players decommit from USC over the last few months, but there are still plenty of big-name recruits available on early signing day.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2024

Rattler’s decision also comes as a number of Oklahoma recruits have chosen to decommit.

From Seattle Times Nov. 29, 2021

And five-star quarterback Malachi Nelson, one of the top prospects in the class of 2023, is just one of several players to decommit to the Sooners.

From Fox News Nov. 29, 2021

Sure, it’s possible to decommit, pretend it’s not there, and go play for Alabama or something.

From Washington Times Jul. 29, 2017

Cohen wanted to visit Penn State, which recently offered, and had to decommit to do so, he wrote on Twitter.

From Washington Post Dec. 21, 2013

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