WITHDRAW (FROM) Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

withdraw (from)

verb

Definition of withdraw (from)

as in to retreat (from)

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Smith, too, struggled to escape the clutches of a Burnley defence that saw Hjalmar Ekdal replace the tiring Igor midway through the second half.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Thieves broke into a museum devoted to the work of Pierre-Auguste Renoir in the South of France early this morning, making off with four paintings by the French Impressionist before dropping two in the garden in their haste to escape.

— News Desk, Artforum, 8 Sep. 2026

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Paul responded by pointing out that Matthews’s husband, Jace Terry, still follows her, messing up Matthews’s plan to cut off anyone who still supports her.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Roughly two months after La Strada voiced his concern, his access to the Missouri Centralized Voter Registration System was allegedly cut off.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026

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