recede (from)

verb

Definition of recede (from)next
as in to withdraw

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recede (from)
  1. withdraw
  2. go
  3. leave
  4. retreat
Verb
  • Duncan even contemplated mounting a third-party challenge to Trump as a No Labels candidate last year before withdrawing his name from consideration in March.
    Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Heck, not only comfortable, but possible without withdrawing a single penny from our savings.
    Michael Foster, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of withdraw
Verb
  • There was hardly a fashionable progressive cause on which Trudeau didn’t go all-in.
    The Editors, National Review, 7 Jan. 2025
  • So, yes, based on lottery results, potentially even the No. 1 pick in each of those drafts going from the Heat elsewhere.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of go
Verb
  • That leaves a hole on the Bombers' infield that had mostly been occupied since 2018.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • All that leaves Wall Street with a good sense of visibility entering 2025, Allen said.
    Brian Evans, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of leave
Verb
  • Another set of images capture the charred aftermath of houses that burned along the Pacific Coast Highway, and the remains of Malibu homes where the Palisades fire had retreated.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Hims & Hers Health — Shares of the digital health-care platform retreated 3.2% on the heels of a Citi downgrade to sell from neutral.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of retreat
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Thesaurus Entries Near recede (from)

receded (from)

recede (from)

recedes

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“Recede (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recede%20%28from%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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