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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
Reynoso said suspicious bank activity and withdrawals were made to their accounts.
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Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
The outlet also reported unusual withdrawals from the couple’s bank accounts.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
Home equity lines of credit, or HELOCs, and home equity loans accounted for 54% of withdrawals in the quarter, and the remainder came from cash-out mortgage refinancing, the report shows.
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Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
The meeting followed a run of strain in the private-credit market, where several large managers, among them Apollo, Ares, Blue Owl and Blackrock, had capped or slowed investor withdrawals from credit funds.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
This is because Roth IRAs allow withdrawals of your contributions penalty-free (there are, however, stipulations for withdrawing earnings).
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Becca Stanek,
TheWeek,
12 June 2026
The alleged spending included $77,025 on cruises, nearly $24,000 in casino cash withdrawals and $27,079 on international travel to destinations including London, Paris and Dublin.
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Ian Cummings,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
Utah recently passed a first-of-its-kind data center water transparency law that would require new data center developments of a certain size to disclose annual water withdrawals, among other metrics.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
The report states that 39 percent of total freshwater withdrawals was replenished to nature in 2025.
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Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
The outlet also reported unusual withdrawals from the couple’s bank accounts.
—
ABC News,
19 June 2026
Home equity lines of credit, or HELOCs, and home equity loans accounted for 54% of withdrawals in the quarter, and the remainder came from cash-out mortgage refinancing, the report shows.
—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
The meeting followed a run of strain in the private-credit market, where several large managers, among them Apollo, Ares, Blue Owl and Blackrock, had capped or slowed investor withdrawals from credit funds.
—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
This is because Roth IRAs allow withdrawals of your contributions penalty-free (there are, however, stipulations for withdrawing earnings).
—
Becca Stanek,
TheWeek,
12 June 2026
The alleged spending included $77,025 on cruises, nearly $24,000 in casino cash withdrawals and $27,079 on international travel to destinations including London, Paris and Dublin.
—
Ian Cummings,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
Utah recently passed a first-of-its-kind data center water transparency law that would require new data center developments of a certain size to disclose annual water withdrawals, among other metrics.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
The report states that 39 percent of total freshwater withdrawals was replenished to nature in 2025.
—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for withdrawals
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Early retirements are always possible.
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Now, over to Madeline for insight into one of the most unusual race retirements of recent years, which happened halfway through the event in Spain.
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One of my favorite ways to do this is small scale retreats with friends.
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At first, many reluctantly signed up at the urging of their wives, some of whom had previously attended her women’s retreats.
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“Withdrawals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withdrawals. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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