WITHDRAW (FROM) Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

withdraw (from)

verb

Definition of withdraw (from)

as in to retreat (from)

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Nuclear Children follows 18-year-old Isla Sparrow who, after the death of her father in a submarine accident, hopes to escape her grieving family and flee to university.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Messick escaped further damage by striking out Jose Siri and getting Campero to pop out.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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It would only be cut off under much steeper reductions, the likes of which are not included in the next few years of Colorado River plans.

— Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
Risk assessments should examine where a river bends, where slopes are unstable and where a single failure could cut off several communities.

— Victoria Milko, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

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