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to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
the newspaper was forced to retract the story, which turned out to be based on fabricated reporting
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Recent Examples of retracted
New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
In 2021, Sala's work came under scrutiny for a retracted study that used flawed data.
—Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The threat of retracted benefits, too, is a sticking point.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
Stefano Mele, husband of Barbara Locci, initially confessed to killing his wife and her lover but later retracted his statement.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
The newborn’s middle name was later retracted.
—Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
The grounds crews can work on the grass sections in tight quarters underneath the concourses and get grow lamps on them even when they’re retracted.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
The woman filed a human resources complaint against him but retracted it days later out of fear of retaliation, three officials told Politico.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
The network retracted the story after it was found that documents used in the piece could not be authenticated.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Watkins later retracted her statements after she was sensationalized by the media.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
Its active rear wing, for example, remains fully retracted when on a straightaway, reducing drag and maximizing acceleration.
—Stephen Treffinger, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Nonetheless, the global ACV market is now valued at more than US$1 billion (2023-2024) and continues to grow – something that one retracted study is unlikely to impact.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
In 2021, Sala's work came under scrutiny for a retracted study that used flawed data.
—Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The threat of retracted benefits, too, is a sticking point.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
The Democrat has since faced calls from Republicans to drop out of the state attorney general race, though many Democrats and his corporate donors have not retracted their support.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
Stefano Mele, husband of Barbara Locci, initially confessed to killing his wife and her lover but later retracted his statement.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
The newborn’s middle name was later retracted.
—Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
The grounds crews can work on the grass sections in tight quarters underneath the concourses and get grow lamps on them even when they’re retracted.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
The woman filed a human resources complaint against him but retracted it days later out of fear of retaliation, three officials told Politico.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
The network retracted the story after it was found that documents used in the piece could not be authenticated.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Watkins later retracted her statements after she was sensationalized by the media.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
Its active rear wing, for example, remains fully retracted when on a straightaway, reducing drag and maximizing acceleration.
—Stephen Treffinger, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retracted
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After occupying Sinai, Britain and France succumbed to international pressure and withdrew their forces from Egypt in November.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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In 2008, the American Academy of Pediatrics withdrew its guidance that said potential allergens should be avoided for high-risk babies, but didn’t have enough data to recommend introducing them early.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The withheld funding supports election monitoring, independent media and other pro-democracy programs abroad.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Royalist émigrés began to trickle back into the country in 1795, and a number of Jacobins who renounced their earlier radicalism were also reintegrated into civil society.—
Time,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Takaichi has called for a hardline stance towards China and is also in favor of revising Japan’s pacifist constitution, especially Article 9, which renounced Japan’s right to wage war.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Too long submerged in suppressed grief, Zilpha now came up from its depth like any swimmer stroking toward light and sweet air.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Supreme Court also previously denied an appeal filed by Davis in 2020.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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That defeat denied Indianapolis a playoff appearance and infuriated the man in charge of it all.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The two who confessed – and later recanted – were convicted of capital murder and remained in prison until DNA evidence proving their innocence led to their release in 2009, prosecutors said.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Intelligence reports and the 9/11 Commission later contradicted these claims.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The true-crime trappings offered a pointed tool for presenting evidence that contradicted the husbands’ oblivious assertions.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Watch it for its skin-deep enticement, its powerful visual devices, but also its concealed malignancy.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Retracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retracted. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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