WITHDRAW (FROM) Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

withdraw (from)

verb

Definition of withdraw (from)

as in to retreat (from)

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Jaros and Rauh also try to account for the uncertainty over whether taxes can be collected from other billionaires, such as the ones who have left since the beginning of the year and may thus have a legal case for escaping the tax.

— Ramesh Ponnuru, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Arbella escaped, disguised as a man in a wig, boots and sword, with plans to flee to France with her ill-begotten husband.

— Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026

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Police in South Africa have arrested five suspects in connection with a violent farm robbery in the North West province in which a 50-year-old farmer was shot and had his ears cut off.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
The village of Chama in New Mexico was evacuated and cut off by road closures.

— Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

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