recede (from)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recede (from)
Verb
  • The reaction to this was dynamic, which for some meant withdrawing from opportunities and for others contributed to burnout and decisions to leave their jobs altogether.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But Russia's prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, signed a decree proposed by the Cabinet on August 25 to withdraw from the convention, and Putin has now submitted this to the Duma, which is likely to rubber stamp it.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While the most obvious advice is to not drive through deep floods, people want to get to their destinations and often go right into the asphalt swamp.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, on The Bold and the Beautiful, Ridge has had his own will-they-won't-they situation going with Rebecca Budig's Taylor Hayes.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In The History of Sound, Mescal plays Lionel Worthing, a talented singer from rural Kentucky who leaves his family farm to attend the Boston Music Conservatory.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Like, say, where the Chiefs looked eager to retreat — the locker room.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Afterward, retreat to the spa’s relaxation lounge—where a glowing copper teardrop floats above cedar banquettes—while next door, the subterranean fitness center boasts Technogym gear and treadmills—all below the waterline.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 6 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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