retreat (from)

verb

Definition of retreat (from)next
as in to withdraw (from)

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  1. escape
  2. cut off
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  • For Yasira Tejada, the changes represent meaningful progress after escaping an abusive relationship nine years ago.
    — Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Astronomers had long suspected this unusual structure traced energetic electrons escaping along the Milky Way's magnetic field.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 July 2026
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  • D4vd then allegedly cut off her left ring and pinky fingers because her ring finger had a tattoo of his name.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Fenced in and barred from foraging, fishing, hunting, and farming, Indigenous peoples were intentionally cut off from the calorie-rich landscapes that had fed them for millennia.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
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