RETREATS (FROM) Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

retreats (from)

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present tense third-person singular of retreat (from)

as in withdraws (from)

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escapes

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As the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics explains, energy confinement time describes how quickly thermal energy escapes from the plasma, rather than how long an experiment runs.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
The host enters the water, where the worm escapes from its body and begins the next stage of its life cycle.

— Tara Deans, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

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