receded (from)

verb

past tense of recede (from)
as in withdrew

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  1. withdrew
  2. retreated
  3. went
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  • The airline withdrew an application for a third flyover planned for this coming weekend, the aviation authority said.
    — Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The union later withdrew that measure, but only after the council struck a deal to require new hotel projects to go through a more extensive approval process at City Hall.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of withdrew
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  • Though gas prices retreated somewhat in the late spring and early summer, the dip was short lived.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
  • After a brief standoff with the buzzing, metal alien, the bobcat carefully retreated, sidestepping into an adjacent empty room.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of retreated
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  • Even the odd chance to counter-attack went badly wrong — summed up by the sight of Ouattara almost knocking over team-mate Mikkel Damsgaard with a wayward pass.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • After that, Brown went silent, not answering any of Redding’s phone calls or text messages.
    — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of went
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