withdraws (from)

verb

present tense third-person singular of withdraw (from)
as in retreats (from)

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  1. escapes
  2. cuts off
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  • Late escapes kept South Carolina State and North Carolina Central unbeaten in MEAC play ahead of their meeting.
    — Wilton Jackson, AJC.com, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Throughout the electoral and political process, there have been deals made and money spent across the country — but no one escapes scrutiny.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
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  • The officers are seen lifting Belgal from the car before the video cuts off.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Reviving a yearslong disagreement, the city of Batavia is again asking Aurora to remove a gate on Wagner Road off Mesa Lane, which currently cuts off one way of entering and exiting a neighborhood on the edge of Aurora’s border with Batavia.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of cuts off
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“Withdraws (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withdraws%20%28from%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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