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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
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
4 May 2026
The reading assignments prepared for the judges include a Substack post by a notable climate contrarian accusing the authors of the retracted climate chapter in the federal court’s reference manual of including material by Burger and hiding his authorship.
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Abrahm Lustgarten,
ProPublica,
2 May 2026
In a demo at CES 2026, Bluetooth SIG marketing VP Dave Hollander set an unlock distance on a phone across the room from a Bauer smart lock—then walked within 2 feet of the lock, leading its deadbolt to whir into the retracted position.
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Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
19 Mar. 2026
The three presenters on the hepatitis B vaccine were not vaccine scientists, and two had authored a retracted paper about autism.
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Dr. Debra Houry,
Time,
5 Dec. 2025
Here’s how the situation unfolded and why the since-retracted comment was so controversial.
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Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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.
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New Atlas,
24 Sep. 2025
In 2021, Sala's work came under scrutiny for a retracted study that used flawed data.
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Elisabeth Brier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
In 1998, former physician Andrew Wakefield and his colleagues published a since-retracted paper claiming that the MMR vaccine could cause autism in children.
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Dominik Stecuła,
The Conversation,
17 Sep. 2025
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
The farm retracted those statements five days later, but continued to dispute the cause of the outbreak and contest the agency’s findings.
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CNN Money,
14 June 2026
One of the few major studies that purported ChatGPT improved learning performance was retracted last month.
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Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
10 June 2026
The farm retracted those statements five days later, but continued to dispute the cause of the outbreak and contest the agency’s findings.
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Annie Waldman,
ProPublica,
9 June 2026
Just last month, the jet retracted its landing gear for the first time, revealing how the aircraft will look when in full flight.
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Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
But the flip side of love for a brand is hate and woe when customers feel betrayed—when the service falls short or a beloved perk is retracted.
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Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
As the bird's rescue team watched with anticipation, the aviary roof slowly retracted, prompting the owl to fly straight up into the sky.
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Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
What the Research Shows While the research study on No Mow May was retracted, Shepherd notes that several other studies have underscored the value of lawn flowers in supporting a high diversity of bees.
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Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 May 2026
Adjective
On April 22, 2026, Springer Nature posted a retracted article notice almost a year after initial publication.
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Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
4 May 2026
The reading assignments prepared for the judges include a Substack post by a notable climate contrarian accusing the authors of the retracted climate chapter in the federal court’s reference manual of including material by Burger and hiding his authorship.
—
Abrahm Lustgarten,
ProPublica,
2 May 2026
In a demo at CES 2026, Bluetooth SIG marketing VP Dave Hollander set an unlock distance on a phone across the room from a Bauer smart lock—then walked within 2 feet of the lock, leading its deadbolt to whir into the retracted position.
—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
19 Mar. 2026
The three presenters on the hepatitis B vaccine were not vaccine scientists, and two had authored a retracted paper about autism.
—
Dr. Debra Houry,
Time,
5 Dec. 2025
Here’s how the situation unfolded and why the since-retracted comment was so controversial.
—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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
In 1998, former physician Andrew Wakefield and his colleagues published a since-retracted paper claiming that the MMR vaccine could cause autism in children.
—
Dominik Stecuła,
The Conversation,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
One of his Greenlandic colleagues offered his own thoughts, then similarly retracted, lest his assertions affect Greenland’s new position of leverage.
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Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
The farm retracted those statements five days later, but continued to dispute the cause of the outbreak and contest the agency’s findings.
—
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
One of the few major studies that purported ChatGPT improved learning performance was retracted last month.
—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
10 June 2026
The farm retracted those statements five days later, but continued to dispute the cause of the outbreak and contest the agency’s findings.
—
Annie Waldman,
ProPublica,
9 June 2026
Just last month, the jet retracted its landing gear for the first time, revealing how the aircraft will look when in full flight.
—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
But the flip side of love for a brand is hate and woe when customers feel betrayed—when the service falls short or a beloved perk is retracted.
—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
As the bird's rescue team watched with anticipation, the aviary roof slowly retracted, prompting the owl to fly straight up into the sky.
—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
What the Research Shows While the research study on No Mow May was retracted, Shepherd notes that several other studies have underscored the value of lawn flowers in supporting a high diversity of bees.
—
Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retracted
Adjective
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The withheld funding supports election monitoring, independent media and other pro-democracy programs abroad.
Verb
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Trump withdrew from the JCPOA agreement in 2018, during his first term as president.
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The Arkansas Department of Education first released a set of draft rules in November but withdrew them after the proposal drew hundreds of critical comments from parents and others for being too restrictive.
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General Manager Ken Holland hinted at potentially being done after trading center Phillip Danault for a draft pick in December and acquiring Panarin at a suppressed price in February, though he has been known to under-promise often and, sometimes, over-deliver.
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Supervising sound editor Alastair Sirkett told IndieWire that Peter Claffey’s big, former-rugby-player frame really helps that moment sing with suppressed panic.
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What follows are dozens of examples of how those whose names are familiar (or aren’t) and legendary (or infamous) for their actions while representing the state have been embraced (or renounced) by the rest of the country and beyond.
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She’s since voted to block military aid to Israel and renounced the group.
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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.
Verb
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Then multiple states filed lawsuits alleging the agency failed to conduct proper environmental reviews, which DHS denied.
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The band had been denied the opportunity to perform during Haiti’s pre-World Cup friendly against Peru, despite the presence of a Peruvian band.
Adjective
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In another instance, investigators identified a gray button on a test-taker's shirt as a concealed camera.
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Kentucky lawmakers will likely let our columnist Joe Gerth down again by overriding the veto of a bill that would allow 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds to carry concealed guns.
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This recognition contradicted almost two centuries of Colonial practice, making it among the most radical achievements of the founding era.
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Some reported a few dozen microbe types, others more than 900, and one company even contradicted itself on the same sample.
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“Retracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retracted. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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