RETREATED (FROM) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

retreated (from)

verb

past tense of retreat (from)

as in withdrew (from)

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The attorney said the agents cut off the SUV and slammed on their brakes.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Daemon and Sea Snake are back together Lord Corlys Velaryon has been held captive by Ormund, who viscously cut off his finger with his ring as proof of life.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

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This incident highlights a systemic issue where millions in USDT have escaped freezes, as confirmed by multiple on-chain analytics firms like BitOK.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
In 2023 Flaco, a Eurasian Eagle Owl, escaped his enclosure at the Central Park Zoo.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026

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But Dauphin County Commissioner Justin Douglas, who oversees the prison from which Chaofeng Ge was transferred, tells TIME that to his understanding Ge’s records were handed over to ICE.

— Connor Greene, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Following a 2025 vote by the French parliament to authorize its repatriation, the Djidji Ayôkwé was handed over to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire in a ceremony at the Musée Quai Branly in February.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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