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as in retreats
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
the army was forced to withdraw from the line of battle
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as in renounces
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
withdrew the offer of surrender upon hearing the terms
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as in removes
to take away from a place or position
withdrew her hand from the table
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Recent Examples of withdraws
When insurance withdraws from a market, the effects cascade in ways that most financial actors have not yet reckoned with.
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Nina Seega,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Israel wants to disarm Hezbollah immediately before the Israeli military ends its operations in Lebanon and withdraws its troops from dozens of villages and towns.
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Kareem Chehayeb,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Jasmine withdraws much of the time.
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Larissa MacFarquhar,
New Yorker,
28 May 2026
Hezbollah has vowed to fight until the war ends in Lebanon and Israel withdraws its troops who operate across large swaths of the country’s south.
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Nick Duffy,
NBC news,
27 May 2026
Hezbollah is attacking Israeli troops in southern Lebanon and northern Israeli towns and has vowed to continue fighting until Israel stops its daily airstrikes and withdraws its troops from the country.
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Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
University officials deactivated the group the same day they were notified, citing campus policies that allow suspension of student organizations when a parent or governing body withdraws recognition or when groups violate state law.
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Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
What to read next The USSR withdraws troops from the border with Afghanistan, as Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev abandons invasion plans to focus his resources on the Space Race.
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Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Each retiree withdraws $50,000 per year.
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Doug Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Nina Seega,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Israel wants to disarm Hezbollah immediately before the Israeli military ends its operations in Lebanon and withdraws its troops from dozens of villages and towns.
—
Kareem Chehayeb,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Jasmine withdraws much of the time.
—
Larissa MacFarquhar,
New Yorker,
28 May 2026
Hezbollah has vowed to fight until the war ends in Lebanon and Israel withdraws its troops who operate across large swaths of the country’s south.
—
Nick Duffy,
NBC news,
27 May 2026
Hezbollah is attacking Israeli troops in southern Lebanon and northern Israeli towns and has vowed to continue fighting until Israel stops its daily airstrikes and withdraws its troops from the country.
—
Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
University officials deactivated the group the same day they were notified, citing campus policies that allow suspension of student organizations when a parent or governing body withdraws recognition or when groups violate state law.
—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
What to read next The USSR withdraws troops from the border with Afghanistan, as Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev abandons invasion plans to focus his resources on the Space Race.
—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Each retiree withdraws $50,000 per year.
—
Doug Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for withdraws
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As natural gas output partially retreats, global seaborne coal shipments to the region have risen, even if China and India are insourcing more domestic coal.
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Exhausted, my mind retreats toward sleep.
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Japan has recently taken steps to expand its defense posture, including lifting its ban on lethal arms exports and mulling changes to Article 9 of its constitution, which renounces war and the maintenance of armed forces.
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Miami will have the ability to use multiple sizable salary cap exceptions if Wiggins opts out or if Wiggins stays but Miami renounces Powell, which remove his cap hold and eliminate his Bird rights.
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Since the early 1980s, Earth scientists have understood that erosion and weathering of rock slowly removes CO2 from the atmosphere, regulating Earth’s climate on geological timescales.
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For parents of younger children especially, a legal line drawn externally removes a fight that has previously had to be won solo, at home, against enormous social pressure.
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This day in sports history 1908 — Colin wins the Tidal Stakes at Sheepshead Bay and retires undefeated after 15 starts.
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Social Security's trust fund helps cover the gap between the program's income and benefit obligations, which have outpaced revenue as the baby boom generation retires and the number of beneficiaries grows.
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The handle extends and retracts smoothly, helping travelers of different heights maintain comfortable control over their luggage throughout their journey.
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Chinese brand Honor used the opening red carpet of the Shanghai International Film Festival to debut its Robot Phone, a device that marries AI interaction with a high-resolution camera that extends from the phone body like an antenna, moves on its own, and retracts when not in use.
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Sandoval seemingly tries to wrestle the phone from her before her father tries to intervene and pulls Sandoval off of her.
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Anthropic did not build Claude Tag as a standalone destination that pulls work out of a company's existing tools.
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With no idea what's going on, Dylan flees the FBC to find that the Hiss — otherworldly crimson monsters from another dimension — have overrun Manhattan.
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The original Ballerina – which was voiced in English by Elle Fanning and Dane DeHaan and in French by Camille Cottin and Malik Bentalha – followed a young girl who flees a rural orphanage to pursue her dream of becoming a ballerina at the Paris Grand Opera House.
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The massacres, which resulted in the deaths of roughly 100,000 Polish civilians, are officially classified as a genocide by Warsaw, a characterization Kyiv denies.
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Ultimately, the novel is about reclaiming power in a world that often denies women the clarity or even the permission to name what happened to them.
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“Withdraws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withdraws. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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