WITHDREW (FROM) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

withdrew (from)

verb

past tense of withdraw (from)

as in retreated (from)

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The song picks up a locomotive rhythm, as if the only way to reflect on those scenes is with the momentum of having escaped them.

— Amanda Wicks, Pitchfork, 25 July 2026
Wacha also escaped trouble by stranding two runners in the sixth.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

Definition of escaped

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While some have cut off all contact with their families, others have forged fragile paths towards reconciliation.

— Michael-Oliver Harding, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Police were looking for 56-year-old Ricky Shane Lindsey on a felony warrant for cutting off his ankle monitor, Garcia told reporters late Saturday night.

— Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026

Definition of cut off

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The full court vacated that ruling earlier this month but went a step further on Tuesday by also staying the lower court’s ruling.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026
Neighboring mega-gallery Hauser & Wirth vacated its East 69th Street townhouse last year before selling the property, while Brazilian gallery Nara Roesler left the block in 2020.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of vacated

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It’s carried by the system that surrounds it, and that system reflects the choices made about how work is structured and handed over.

— Kristofer Mussar, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Although some states have voluntarily handed over voter rolls to the federal government, many others have challenged demands in court and won.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

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