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verb

past participle of withdraw
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of withdrawn
Adjective
Notice if the child becomes withdrawn, anxious, or shows signs of distress connected to a friendship. Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 10 July 2025 Everyone reacts differently to a cancer diagnosis: some men may want to talk openly, others may become quiet or withdrawn. Alex Apatoff, People.com, 8 July 2025
Verb
In light of that, and mindful of the victims of Epstein’s crimes he has been withdrawn as Ambassador with immediate effect. Callum Sutherland, Time, 11 Sep. 2025 Peter Mandelson has been withdrawn as Britain's ambassador to the United States with immediate effect following revelations about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for withdrawn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for withdrawn
Adjective
  • However, at the Budapest world championships in 2023, Alfred was just shy of a podium finish in both of her events.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, the president hasn’t been shy about wanting elite colleges to foot the bill.
    Liam Knox, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One deputy retreated while two of them fired their guns, hitting Williams and Lane, authorities said.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Each apartment was different from the next, and the vacant unit (one daughter retreated to a Greek island) had views of the sea.
    Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • An examination of the plane after impact revealed the landing gear down and flaps retracted, according to the preliminary report.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
  • On August 4, the situation culminated when the National Assembly officially retracted feudal rights.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This changed in late 1980 when Jobs was removed from the Lisa project by President Mike Scott, after which Jobs moved to unilaterally take over the Macintosh, which at that time was otherwise considered a largely speculative affair.
    Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Makary had wanted the warning removed and packed the panel with like-minded experts.
    Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And his lone Royals appearance was a spot start that lasted 2 ⅔ innings.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The City Council ultimately voted 5-1 to deny the appeal, with lone opposition from Council Member Doug Taylor.
    Rose Evans September 10, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By that time, Hartman had retired from the movie industry.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025
  • But reliever Juan Mejia retired the next three hitters — a Laureano strikeout sandwiched between flyouts from Sheets and Merrill — to squash the first semblance of a rally.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Her lawsuit denied the charges but did not provide more details.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The doctor spent more than 1,300 days incarcerated while repeatedly denied bail.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Rangel, a mustachioed, natty dresser rarely seen with a hair out of place, hardly had a reputation for a shy and retiring personality.
    Daily News Staff, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
  • After running more than 400 games, the researchers concluded that a fully passive style of scavenging – snatching some carrion when no one is looking – was too retiring and less than ideal.
    Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2023

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“Withdrawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withdrawn. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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