retracts

present tense third-person singular of retract

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of retracts The black softop retracts and returns tightly into place with a lever mechanism on the console. James Raia, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025 Stowaways often get crushed when the landing gear retracts, as there’s not much room; in many aircraft, the space is even smaller than the trunk of a car. Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025 Visible from the kitchen, where a kinetic window retracts upward with the turn of a wheel, the white angular piece pairs with the white upholstery on the patio lounge chairs and presents a moment of contrast against the nearby forest. Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025 Once at the top or bottom, the Marswalker retracts the bracers and opens its doors again so that the S2 can be on its way while the Marswalker waits for the return trip. PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retracts
Verb
  • The surgeon withdraws the balloon and then squeezes the implant in through a sterile funnel before closing the incision.
    Jolene Edgar, Allure, 15 Oct. 2025
  • An International Stabilization Force (ISF) is set to be deployed in Gaza once Israel withdraws, but key participating countries are already asking for clarity.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • She’s also supported revising Japan’s pacifist constitution, particularly Article 9, which renounces war and bans military forces.
    Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Pakistan’s military denies the charges and points to attacks in Pakistan by ISIS-K, or Islamic State Khorasan, the regional affiliate of the Islamic State group active in the neighbors.
    Reuters, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The teen's lawyer Aaron Washington-Childs denies the charges.
    David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The assessment contradicts Western conventional wisdom that Moscow has approached the conflict more as a meat grinder than with strategic nous.
    Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The plan also contradicts the Prime Minister’s frequent claims that the Palestinian Authority will have no role in a postwar Gaza.
    Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Retracts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retracts. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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