RETIRE (FROM) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

retire (from)

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Definition of retire (from)

as in to leave

to give up (a job or office) at the age of 72, she finally retired from the job she had held at the shoe factory for over 50 years

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That brightness will overwhelm many of the faint Delta Aquariid meteors, leaving only the brightest examples visible.

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The ruling leaves the DOJ with a losing record in district court cases seeking such data, in addition to an earlier appellate loss.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2026

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