1
as in to retreat
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 to retract
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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3
as in to remove
to take away from a place or position
withdrew her hand from the table
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Recent Examples of withdraw
The current Baltimore state’s attorney, Ivan J. Bates, in February withdrew the motion to vacate Syed’s conviction but has supported a reduction in his sentence based on rehabilitation.
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Gary Grumbach, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
For me, the last straw came on a vote at the U.N. General Assembly, which demanded that Russia withdraw its troops from Ukraine.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
On Sunday, a day after the first phase expired, Israel blocked humanitarian aid into Gaza, in response to Hamas rejecting a new Israeli proposal to extend the ceasefire without any commitment to end the war or fully withdraw troops.
—Michael Rios, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
City officials filed suit last month after the Trump administration, on Feb. 11, withdrew the funds from its central bank account.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Mar. 2025
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Gary Grumbach, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
For me, the last straw came on a vote at the U.N. General Assembly, which demanded that Russia withdraw its troops from Ukraine.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
On Sunday, a day after the first phase expired, Israel blocked humanitarian aid into Gaza, in response to Hamas rejecting a new Israeli proposal to extend the ceasefire without any commitment to end the war or fully withdraw troops.
—Michael Rios, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
City officials filed suit last month after the Trump administration, on Feb. 11, withdrew the funds from its central bank account.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for withdraw
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From rollbacks on reproductive rights in the U.S. to the dismantling of environmental protections and the amplification of xenophobia, governments are retreating from their responsibilities to protect vulnerable communities and future generations.—
Paul Klein,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Crypto stocks — Stocks linked to the price of bitcoin fell after the cryptocurrency retreated around 3% to hover around the $80,000 level.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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Cassidy, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, extended Kennedy multiple lifelines to retract unproven claims that some vaccines could cause autism during last week’s three-hour confirmation hearing before the panel.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
2 Feb. 2025
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But publishers are often slow to retract tainted papers, even when alerted to obvious fraud.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Jan. 2025
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Trump, however, issued an executive order on his first day in office removing U.S. coastal waters from offshore wind development.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration has begun acting on its worthy goal of removing aliens who support Hamas -- its jihadist terror and its antisemitism.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
10 Mar. 2025
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Francis Collins, the long-time former director of the National Institutes of Health, who abruptly retired on Saturday, will be among the lineup of some 30 speakers now being finalized.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Its presiding judge, David Hagerman, retired earlier this year.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2025
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As the historian Landon Storrs has shown, the Red Scare pressured an entire generation of federal workers into putting their heads down, keeping their mouths shut, and renouncing interest in progressive ideas.—
Beverly Gage,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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But the Polisario could renounce its claim to Dakhla in exchange for other concessions more meaningful to its own projects and ambitions.—
Hannah Rae Armstrong,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
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In May 2023, while awaiting trial in a Virginia jail, Marin-Sotelo and another inmate managed to escape, with Marin-Sotelo fleeing to Mexico.—
Max Saltman,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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The mother of a woman killed when an unlicensed driver crashed his Mercedes-Benz into a school bus in Brooklyn is calling for justice after police said the driver fled the scene in a taxi, leaving her daughter to die in the front seat.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Tate was also charged with rape, and both brothers have denied all accusations.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Though the group of pool reporters in the Oval Office was hand picked, the White House has denied the TASS staffer was permitted entry.—
Donald Judd and Liam Reilly,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Withdraw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withdraw. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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