RECEDING (FROM) Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

receding (from)

verb

present participle of recede (from)

as in going

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And then, largely as a byproduct of the scaremongering around the AIDS crisis, there was a sense of things going backwards.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Seeing that table filled with this much talent, funding and support is what keeps us going.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of going

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The Republican governor, who has aggressively used the death penalty in his final term, signed a letter Thursday withdrawing the death warrant for William Lee Thompson.

— David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Despite receiving several reports of John and Thompson being seen on security camera footage and John withdrawing money from an ATM, police were unable to locate them.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

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Soon the village doctor is found murdered and the townsfolk turn on the boy, leaving the stranger as his only hope.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Inaccurate existing models Conventional power generation uses high-temperature steam to turn turbines, leaving vast amounts of low-temperature waste heat uncaptured.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of leaving

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Uganda’s health ministry said the man spent fewer than 24 hours in the country and had a normal temperature when screened before departing Entebbe International Airport, near Kampala.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
After 10 years at the helm of Saint Laurent, creative director Anthony Vaccarello is departing the house.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of departing

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Rivera said officials had received reports of the retreating shoreline in Chiriquí and Veraguas and were coordinating surveillance with Panama’s maritime authorities and security agencies.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Still, following the victory, Johnson quickly opened the door to the idea of Keenum retreating into a backup role behind Bagent.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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