recede (from)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recede (from)
Verb
  • Only then would the Israeli military withdraw completely from Gaza, at which point the post-war Gaza plan would turn to economic redevelopment.
    Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The Israeli Defense Forces would gradually withdraw from parts of the Gaza Strip, but would permanently maintain a security buffer on all three land borders.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So if this plan goes into effect, the question of who makes up the Palestinian technocratic administration might certainly be one of the main stumbling blocks.
    Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Lock up your ticket and go hide.
    Chris Sims, IndyStar, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Nobody wants to be seen by voters as the cause of a shutdown that will leave many federal workers without pay and some services closed.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The photographs show how the wearable had swelled leaving no gap between his finger and the ring.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mike Bailey delivered a superkick to Dax Harwood, and Kevin Knight hit Cash Wheeler with a dropkick, sending FTR and Stokely retreating and ending the chaotic confrontation.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • When the sun sets, retreat to the hot tub.
    Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Recede (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recede%20%28from%29. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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