DROPPING OUT Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

dropping out

verb

present participle of drop out

as in withdrawing

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withdrawing

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The city would also be prohibited from withdrawing more than 50% of the amount of money in the fund unless the mayor certifies that there is a compelling fiscal need.

— Digital Producer, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Uganda is withdrawing troops deployed for years in Somalia under an African Union peacekeeping force that helped repel militants in the Horn of Africa nation, military authorities said on Monday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

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