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Recent Examples of Synonyms for receded (from)
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Actor Issa Rae and author Louise Penny also withdrew from appearances while consultants such as musician Ben Folds and singer Renée Fleming resigned.—
Steven Sloan,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026 -
After the embassy contacted families, about two-thirds of the students — roughly 250 children, including around 100 Americans — withdrew from the school and returned to their home countries, according to parents and a person familiar with the investigation.—
Mark Banchereau,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, has retreated from the near-$120 per barrel seen earlier in the week, as the International Energy Agency agreed on Wednesday to release a record 400 million barrels of oil from its emergency reserves.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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O’Brien has not retreated from public life.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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Guillermo Rojas Ortega and Juan Villaseñor went with a carne asada burrito, an al pastor burrito and two tacos de cabeza.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Peterson was just 5-of-17 from the field, but went 13-of-16 from the free throw line to finish with 24 points.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Receded (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receded%20%28from%29. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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