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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  • Pinned beneath her rotting legs in his recliner chair, Loftis narrowly escapes by yanking its lever, catapulting the hag over his head.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
  • In the first five minutes, her Judith stabs a man at a party, escapes on skis and celebrates a job well done by bedding a besotted hottie.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
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  • Remote work cuts off young workers from much of that organic mentoring.
    — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • Architects must build a central kill switch that instantly cuts off the AI if an anomaly occurs.
    — Naveen Jayaram, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
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