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
In 1981, at the strong urging of Mayor Pete Wilson — one of the more conservative politicians in San Diego’s and California’s history — San Diego fully withdrew from Social Security, leaving employees to rely entirely on its retirement system and, for some, a supplemental savings plan.
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Chris Brewster, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Maybe most significantly, as civil war engulfed Syria, the Assad regime withdrew its forces from Kurdish-majority areas in the north to focus on the war’s primary battlefronts, which resulted in de facto autonomy.
—Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made By History, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
At a special meeting of the council, Mayor Georg Tuttle withdrew his veto of the power commission ordinance making the appointment of the five member commission possible.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Riders such as Jorge Martin, the reigning world champion, and Raul Fernandez have also had to withdraw owing to injuries needing surgery.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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Chris Brewster, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Maybe most significantly, as civil war engulfed Syria, the Assad regime withdrew its forces from Kurdish-majority areas in the north to focus on the war’s primary battlefronts, which resulted in de facto autonomy.
—Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made By History, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
At a special meeting of the council, Mayor Georg Tuttle withdrew his veto of the power commission ordinance making the appointment of the five member commission possible.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Riders such as Jorge Martin, the reigning world champion, and Raul Fernandez have also had to withdraw owing to injuries needing surgery.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for withdraw
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 0.28%, paring losses of 1.5% earlier in the day, after news of the tariff pause broke.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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Michael then retreated to his bedroom and took possession of his own handgun.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
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The American publisher Wiley, which has retracted more than 11,300 articles and closed 19 heavily affected journals in its erstwhile Hindawi division, said its new paper mill detection tool flags up to 1 in 7 submissions.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Jan. 2025
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A day later, once the Tesla truth was clear, the center retracted the claim.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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The cup holder can also be removed for the car’s next owner, if that owner wants a more pure Bugatti experience.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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Twelve people, including the three firefighters, were removed to area hospitals.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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How to Watch Ohio State at USC: Date: Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 Time: 9:00 PM EST Channel: FOX Stream: Fubo (Try for free) USC suffered its first conference loss last weekend, falling 76-69 to Iowa in the game where the Hawkeyes retired Caitlin Clark's jersey.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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Under this plan the teachers could retire to comfortable retirements in the Carolinas and Florida while the rest of us try to figure out how to pay our BGE bills.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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Covered expatriates are individuals who meet certain criteria and who renounce U.S. citizenship or abandon long-term resident status.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D.,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Beijing has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
13 Jan. 2025
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Right Now The first reveal comes when Ally and Jay decide to fight Heart Eyes rather than flee when the masked murderer is killing people left and right at a drive-in movie theater.—
James Grebey,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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For fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, the sentence is a maximum of three years and one day in prison and or a fine of $5,000.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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As a result, the court gave the Metropolitan AME Church ownership of the trademark, giving them the right to deny use of the group's name and yellow or black laurel wreath symbol.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Martin: Are the Democrats, in your view, in the Senate, particularly agreed on this strategy of denying future nominees their votes?—
Ally Schweitzer,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Withdraw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withdraw. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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