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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
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
The threat of retracted benefits, too, is a sticking point.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Roadsters have an overall driving appeal, notably with tops retracted.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
The Wakefield Study of 1998, which claimed this was later found fraudulent and was retracted.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
Hold two weights at shoulder level and press your arms overhead to full extension, keeping your shoulders retracted and your gaze forward.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Dec. 2025
But more than 165 teachers, parents, school psychologists, special educators, administrators, and advocates signed a petition in October calling for Ball's guidance to be retracted.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
But Kennedy — who has made unsubstantiated claims that aluminum in vaccines is linked to rising rates of allergies and autism in children — demanded the paper be retracted.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Dec. 2025
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday there were concerns that the photos inadvertently revealed the faces of victims, to the photos were retracted before being republished again.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
Although Arnett served only as the TV report’s narrator, the story, retracted by CNN, proved devastating to Arnett’s career.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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
The threat of retracted benefits, too, is a sticking point.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
When the steering wheel is retracted, the vehicle activates a passenger airbag integrated into the instrument panel.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Roadsters have an overall driving appeal, notably with tops retracted.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
The Wakefield Study of 1998, which claimed this was later found fraudulent and was retracted.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
Hold two weights at shoulder level and press your arms overhead to full extension, keeping your shoulders retracted and your gaze forward.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Dec. 2025
But more than 165 teachers, parents, school psychologists, special educators, administrators, and advocates signed a petition in October calling for Ball's guidance to be retracted.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
But Kennedy — who has made unsubstantiated claims that aluminum in vaccines is linked to rising rates of allergies and autism in children — demanded the paper be retracted.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Dec. 2025
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday there were concerns that the photos inadvertently revealed the faces of victims, to the photos were retracted before being republished again.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
Although Arnett served only as the TV report’s narrator, the story, retracted by CNN, proved devastating to Arnett’s career.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retracted
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While Microsoft is moving forward with some facilities, the company withdrew plans for a data center in Caledonia, Wisconsin, amid loud opposition to its efforts there.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2026
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The committee ultimately withdrew its subpoena.—
Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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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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O'Connor is not the only beauty queen who has renounced her title in recent months.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
16 Dec. 2025
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Manny Diaz, mayor from 2001 to 2009, went on years later to be chairman of the Florida Democratic Party, but renounced his affiliation with the party prior to his first election.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
10 Dec. 2025
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Letting muscles weaken suppressed genes involved in mitochondrial function and energy production in particular, including genes that are essential for muscle endurance and recovery.—
Bonnie Tsui,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2026
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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
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The momager and Hunter denied the allegations laid out in the lawsuit and in the summer of 2023, Tiffany countersued for $30 million, per Insider, saying the mothers of the teenagers were trying to extort her.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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But access to the lobby is still being denied.—
Ubah Ali,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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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Federal authorities have justified agents’ actions in other such cases on similar grounds as in Good’s shooting, claiming cars were used as weapons or agents’ lives were in danger—even when evidence has contradicted those accounts.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
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On multiple occasions, body camera video and cellphone footage has contradicted federal officials' initial claims about the shootings.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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 19 Jan. 2026.
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