as in retreat
an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable
the army's orderly withdrawal from the city turned into a rout as the enemy's shock troops surged forward
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Recent Examples of withdrawal
In a September 2025 interview with PEOPLE, Presley recounted helping Garcia through fentanyl and heroin withdrawal.
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Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Jem brings a letter from his partner Nessa (Samantha Morton), outlining a family crisis with their boy Brian (Samuel Bottomley), whose bloodied knuckles indicate a violent nature that has prompted his withdrawal.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors cited unusable breathalyzer evidence and Pennington's good behavior on probation as reasons for the withdrawal.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
According to the source familiar, there is not a timeline associated with the withdrawal of Israeli forces in that version of the plan.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Jem brings a letter from his partner Nessa (Samantha Morton), outlining a family crisis with their boy Brian (Samuel Bottomley), whose bloodied knuckles indicate a violent nature that has prompted his withdrawal.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors cited unusable breathalyzer evidence and Pennington's good behavior on probation as reasons for the withdrawal.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
According to the source familiar, there is not a timeline associated with the withdrawal of Israeli forces in that version of the plan.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for withdrawal
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Skylark’s energy matched Mecca’s vision perfectly, a retreat where global luxury could meet local authenticity without compromise.—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Jokake Inn, a winter retreat, opened in 1928 on the site where The Phoenician resort now stands.—
Douglas C. Towne,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Statewide, most of the turnover came from educators exiting their school districts entirely, including for retirement or jobs in new fields, instead of transferring to a different school district, the Policy Forum reported.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Social Security Administration will continue to issue retirement and disability benefits, but will furlough 12% of its staff and pause marketing campaigns, according to the agency’s shutdown plan.—
Terry Moseley,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Withdrawal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withdrawal. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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