WITHDRAWALS Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

withdrawals

noun

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 Investigators also learned that, at the time Prindle was discovered dead, a card in her name was still being used to make payments on an active utilities account, and English-Wheat used the same card to make at least four withdrawals in October 2025, police said. —

Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026 At the same time, required minimum distributions (RMDs), which determine when withdrawals must begin from certain retirement accounts, can become more relevant as individuals approach later stages of retirement. —

Jason Phillips, USA Today, 8 May 2026 Interviews with immigration attorneys and an analysis of previous data releases from EOIR suggest most withdrawals took place after a pretermission motion was filed. —

Julia Ingram, CBS News, 8 May 2026 Disability can enable early withdrawals from IRAs and other plans. —

Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026 Following the candidates’ withdrawals, races for county auditor and treasurer reopened for candidate filing, per Missouri election law, because both Robinson and Kendall are incumbents. —

Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026 That followed an aborted attempt last November to merge two of its funds, including one that had restricted withdrawals. —

Tobias Burns, CNBC, 2 May 2026 For now, the UAE isn’t considering any further withdrawals from multilateral organizations, an official told CNN on Wednesday. —

Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 1 May 2026 Buying medicine or collecting pensions is difficult for retirees in a country where banks set limits on cash withdrawals and most ATMs are broken or unusable because there’s no electricity. —

Sarah Moreno updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026

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The combination of the shutdown, colleagues’ retirements, and policy changes had left her depleted and often physically sick.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
The bank has said retirements, people having fewer babies and the administration's mass deportation efforts are the likely causes.

— James Osborne, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026