WITHDREW (FROM) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

withdrew (from)

verb

past tense of withdraw (from)

as in retreated (from)

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Denis Bouanga scored late in the second half and Los Angeles FC escaped with a 1-1 draw after trailing the Portland Timbers for 75 minutes on Saturday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Their study analyzed more than 2 million chat messages and identified examples involving grooming, sexualization of minors, bullying, violence and sensitive information sharing that escaped moderation.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of escaped

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And just like that, Rocky Myers is cut off from the world again.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
But in recent years, Romo has been criticized for his preparation, for cutting off Nantz mid-sentence, for fawning over Josh Allen and other quarterbacks and for seeming pollyannish at times.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of cut off

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The judge's ruling vacated the visa ban and also set aside visa denials that were based only on the policy.

— Michael Copley, NPR, 22 Aug. 2026
The change resulted in nearly 146 people getting their death sentences vacated and new penalty proceedings given to them, according to research from FIU’s Balanced Justice Project.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of vacated

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They were arrested during an interim government headed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus who handed over power in February to a new government.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
The victim handed over the keys, then picked up a plumbing tool and started swinging it at Arredondo-Garcia, who ran away.

— Brandon Downs, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

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