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retreated (from)

verb

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

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  1. cut off
  2. escaped
  3. handed over
Verb
  • Kingsolver cut off her waist-length hair and started wearing combat boots and an Army overcoat.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Now their campaign appears to be entering a new phase, with a major offensive aimed at cutting off government forces in a central part of Yemen.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of cut off
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  • Tommy Nance escaped a jam in the eighth, and Travis Adams retired the side in order in the ninth for his third save.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Tommy Nance escaped a jam in the eighth and Travis Adams retired the side in order in the ninth for his third save.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of escaped
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  • Since late in the 2024-25 season, determining the facts around an offside decision has been handed over to AI and involves dozens of cameras being fixed around every stadium.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • On April 4, 2025, Camden County prosecutors said, Diiorio met with the informant in Gloucester Township, New Jersey, handed over $500, and promised to pay nearly $12,000 in installments to him to complete the job.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of handed over
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