1
as in retreated
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
the army was forced to withdraw from the line of battle
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2
as in retracted
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
withdrew the offer of surrender upon hearing the terms
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as in removed
to take away from a place or position
withdrew her hand from the table
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Recent Examples of withdrew
The shake-up came a week after the Ultra-Orthodox parties United Torah Judaism and Shas withdrew from the coalition in protest over the failure to pass legislation exempting Haredi men from military service.
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Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The Times/Siena poll suggested that if both Adams and Sliwa withdrew, Mamdani’s advantage over Cuomo could shrink even further.
—Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
In August 2024, the club withdrew concession season tickets in bands one to four, the prime seats.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
One in four policyholders have received nonrenewal notices as insurers tightened their underwriting or withdrew from risky markets entirely.
—Mindy Lubber, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Homeschool withdrawals grow in Fort Worth ISD In Fort Worth ISD, 369 students withdrew from schools in the district to switch to homeschooling in the 2019-20 school year, the year the COVID-19 pandemic began.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
The Associated Press withdrew its Tuesday story about the essay.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Just a day before Amtrak unveiled its new Acela trains, his department withdrew another $175 million earmarked for California rail projects.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
However, as a single mother working hard to raise a daughter in the city, Jordan withdrew from jazz altogether for over a decade, continuing her secretarial work.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The Times/Siena poll suggested that if both Adams and Sliwa withdrew, Mamdani’s advantage over Cuomo could shrink even further.
—Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
In August 2024, the club withdrew concession season tickets in bands one to four, the prime seats.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
One in four policyholders have received nonrenewal notices as insurers tightened their underwriting or withdrew from risky markets entirely.
—Mindy Lubber, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Homeschool withdrawals grow in Fort Worth ISD In Fort Worth ISD, 369 students withdrew from schools in the district to switch to homeschooling in the 2019-20 school year, the year the COVID-19 pandemic began.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
The Associated Press withdrew its Tuesday story about the essay.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Just a day before Amtrak unveiled its new Acela trains, his department withdrew another $175 million earmarked for California rail projects.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
However, as a single mother working hard to raise a daughter in the city, Jordan withdrew from jazz altogether for over a decade, continuing her secretarial work.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for withdrew
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One deputy retreated while two of them fired their guns, hitting Williams and Lane, authorities said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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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
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The proposal, which has been enacted in Utah, Virginia and Washington, would allow a person to place themselves on the list for at least a year — a decision that could be renewed or retracted after a 48-hour waiting period.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Times said the report was ultimately retracted to protect Grenell, which is frequently done to preserve the identity of Americans in intelligence reports.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
9 Sep. 2025
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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
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Makary had wanted the warning removed and packed the panel with like-minded experts.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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By that time, Hartman had retired from the movie industry.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Sep. 2025
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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
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Advertisement Lee also renounced any concept of gender roles, longing for full social equality regardless of gender or race.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Beijing views Taiwan as its own territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring Taipei under its control.—
Jan Camenzind Broomby,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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They were pulled from the Red Barn, a local landmark dating to the early 1900s in this small community southwest of the Keweenaw Peninsula.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Season 3 was the series’ most volatile yet, with every storyline pulled taut to the breaking point.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Her lawsuit denied the charges but did not provide more details.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
10 Sep. 2025
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The doctor spent more than 1,300 days incarcerated while repeatedly denied bail.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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But this stereotype is contradicted by the research, which shows that coming from a low-income family actually increases the risk of developing these illnesses.—
Oona Hanson,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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Holmes likewise discredited the MS-13 accusation, for which prosecutors relied on the testimony of coöperating witnesses who either contradicted one another or were otherwise unreliable.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Withdrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withdrew. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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