retreated (from)

verb

past tense of retreat (from)
as in withdrew (from)

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  1. cut off
  2. escaped
  3. handed over
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  • Sierra ultimately decided to cut off Machado’s shirt and bra with a pair of scissors and had sex with Machado’s body.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Some reporters in the press box in Atlanta noted seeing Daniels having his jersey cut off by medical staff.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of cut off
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  • Concerns mounted in July, when OpenAI disclosed that two of its models escaped containment, accessed the open internet and breached a company called Hugging Face.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
  • So far, these productions have largely escaped disruption, but the riots have rattled film crews and prompted warnings from Hollywood studios’ security departments.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
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  • While some states voluntarily handed over the information, the department sued 30 states and the District of Columbia to obtain it -- lawsuits that so far have been unsuccessful.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The two soldiers Ukraine handed over to South Korea were among thousands of North Korean troops deployed to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of handed over
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