withdrawals

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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Recent Examples of withdrawals Tornado Cash obscures transaction trails by mixing cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026 The goal is to free up enough liquidity to comfortably service the daily or weekly withdrawals without starving your operations. — Nathan Mor, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Qualified Roth withdrawals are tax-free, and there are no RMDs during the original owner’s lifetime. — Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 The Federal Trade Commission identifies unauthorized bank withdrawals, unfamiliar medical bills and fraudulent tax filings among the warning signs of identity theft. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Agriculture accounts for around 72% of the world’s freshwater withdrawals, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. — Adhum Carter Wolde-Lule, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Revolut said on its website that several of its services were partially unavailable, including card payments, topping up balances via bank cards, ATM withdrawals and currency exchange. — CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 While homes in South Dakota are more expensive than those in Nebraska—the average value is $302,465—the cost of living is slightly lower, and there are no state taxes on Social Security benefits or on withdrawals from 401(k) or IRA accounts. — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2026 After all, a few additional years of employment can translate to more savings, fewer years of withdrawals and a bigger Social Security benefit. — John Csiszar, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • Spirit Airlines' ghost planes The problems with young retirements predate Spirit's collapse.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
  • With a pending lockout, expiring player contracts and possible retirements, who knows what the future will hold.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Sylge, who has spent the last 30 years attending and organizing health and wellness retreats around the world, developed this exercise to help people reclaim their time.
    — Margaret Cirino, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Door offers seven-day retreats, reasoning that that’s the amount of time required to bring you back to you.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Withdrawals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withdrawals. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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