1
as in retreating
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 retracting
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 removing
to take away from a place or position
withdrew her hand from the table
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Recent Examples of withdrawing
But again, no school can prevent a player from withdrawing and enrolling elsewhere.
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Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
With his previous attorney withdrawing from the case, arraignment was postponed Wednesday for Rob Reiner’s youngest son, who is charged with murdering the famed filmmaker and his photographer wife Michele in their Brentwood home.
—City News Service, Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit also details ongoing friction between Dish and Disney, which is allegedly withdrawing some sports content from the company.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 5 Jan. 2026
Athletes can transfer without using the portal and have done so in the past by withdrawing from their school and enrolling in another.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
By contrast, completely withdrawing from the workforce upon retirement may actually accelerate cognitive decline in some older Americans.
—Mary Moreland, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
Cook’s email withdrawing his endorsement of the report was not included in the city’s response to one of the records requests filed by an unknown party in October.
—Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
Because the retirement savings have not yet been taxed as income, and withdrawing them early can trigger a penalty.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Ciattarelli called it an affordability crisis and has called for withdrawing from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, an agreement among Northeast states to cap their emissions.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for withdrawing
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At the opening, Natalie, bored and filled with loathing for her parents, flees her family home by retreating into imaginary worlds of vivid, eroticized violence.—
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Even with state and federal backing, developers are retreating and selling properties, signaling that grassroots activism is fundamentally reshaping Big Tech’s expansion strategy.—
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School public safety had initially reported that a suspect had been taken into custody before retracting that statement.—
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This series of exemptions is part of EPA’s suite of PFAS de-regulation that includes approving PFAS-laden pesticides and retracting some of its maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) that were the result of years of careful research and policymaking.—
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Lucas offered to amend the ordinance, removing the requirement for detention facilities, as well as for other facilities or buildings paid for with public safety sales tax money.—
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If surrounding trees are contributing to harmful debris buildup in your AC unit, pruning overhanging branches or removing the trees might be necessary to protect the unit.—
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The reigning world champion returned to competitive skating last season with a bang after retiring following the 2022 Beijing Olympics.—
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The school will hold a ceremony retiring her jersey at halftime of the boys’ basketball game between Sierra Canyon and Sherman Oaks Notre Dame.—
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Margaret’s father succeeded him as King George VI, and her mother Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, never forgave the duke for renouncing his duty to his country.—
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Ukraine withdrawing from all of the Donbas, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, and Kyiv officially renouncing its aim to join NATO.—
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell released a video statement on Sunday night denying criminal wrongdoing shortly after the Department of Justice opened an investigation into him.—
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The vaccine misinformation advanced by the president and his science-denying Secretary of Health and Human Services is taking its toll on vaccination rates.—
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In his opening moves as mayor, Mamdani signed executive orders dealing with housing and one repealing all of former Mayor Eric Adams’s executive orders signed after his indictment on corruption charges in September 2024.—
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Third, negotiators must start by repealing the Gainful Employment Rule, especially since the OBBBA will replace it with the earnings premium.—
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“Withdrawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withdrawing. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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