as in retreat
an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable
the army's orderly withdrawal from the city turned into a rout as the enemy's shock troops surged forward
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The storyline is set just a few years prior to the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2025
Economists say Citibank’s withdrawal won’t have a huge impact, a position also shared by U.S. authorities, who relied on the bank for transactions.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
And more people are benefitting from policies to expand access to treatments like methadone and buprenorphine which reduce opioid cravings and withdrawal symptoms, while cutting overdose risk in half.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
The memo also mandated the removal of DEI materials and the withdrawal of documents that conflicted with the new directives.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2025
Economists say Citibank’s withdrawal won’t have a huge impact, a position also shared by U.S. authorities, who relied on the bank for transactions.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
And more people are benefitting from policies to expand access to treatments like methadone and buprenorphine which reduce opioid cravings and withdrawal symptoms, while cutting overdose risk in half.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
The memo also mandated the removal of DEI materials and the withdrawal of documents that conflicted with the new directives.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Withdrawal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withdrawal. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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