withdrawals

noun

Definition of withdrawalsnext
plural of withdrawal
as in retirements
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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“Withdrawals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withdrawals. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.

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