WITHDREW (FROM) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

withdrew (from)

verb

past tense of withdraw (from)

as in retreated (from)

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On a scramble of roughly 20 yards, Katz escaped the pocket, broke tackles and juked defenders in the open field to extend the drive.

— D’Joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
The game itself was one of the best contests of the regular season, as Clark and Cunningham escaped Atlanta with an overtime victory, avenging their earlier losses to Reese and the Dream earlier in the season.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of escaped

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Deadhead blazing star during the growing season to encourage more flowering, but do not prune too soon, as cutting off the foliage may reduce next year’s blooms.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2026
The upper-level low could become cut off from the main flow, allowing additional showers and thunderstorms to continue.

— Michael Autovino, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

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Unlike Jackson and el Sayed, Stratton is poised to take the seat being vacated by Durbin, but has followed the progressive script.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Assistant Federal Defender Stephen Ferrell said Pike’s death sentence is an outlier because other 18-year-olds in Tennessee have had such sentences vacated.

— Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of vacated

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As the company points out, each application must pass several AI checks and then undergo human review before being handed over to the government.

— Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
Perry Parker saw his daughter in the passenger seat, and handed over the ransom.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of handed over

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The crews gave up hours later after the shark repeatedly swam past or dived to avoid the boats, remaining inside the canal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
The state in 1920 also gave up the costlier enamel plates, and switched to stamped metal, in white on black, or black on white, then white on green, black on yellow, yellow on black.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of gave up

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