1
as in to settle
to go to one's bed in order to sleep
I'm exhausted, so I think I'll retire for the evening
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2
as in to sack
to let go from office, service, or employment
as a part of its restructuring, the company has begun to retire its older employees
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as in to withdraw
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
the insurgents have retired to the outskirts of the city, but appear to be readying themselves for another offensive
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Recent Examples of retire
The Kansas City Chiefs' tight end has signed on for another season with the NFL team, choosing not to retire after the team’s Super Bowl 2025 loss against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Rachel McRady, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Its presiding judge, David Hagerman, retired earlier this year.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025
Elton John formally retired from the road in July 2023 following the conclusion of his 330-date Farewell Yellow Brick Road world tour.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
Mining engineering programs have been closing in both Europe and North America, and the generation of senior mining executives who helped build mines globally during the commodities boom is retiring.
—Anthony Milewski, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Rachel McRady, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Its presiding judge, David Hagerman, retired earlier this year.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025
Elton John formally retired from the road in July 2023 following the conclusion of his 330-date Farewell Yellow Brick Road world tour.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
Mining engineering programs have been closing in both Europe and North America, and the generation of senior mining executives who helped build mines globally during the commodities boom is retiring.
—Anthony Milewski, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retire
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In the 1970s, his family immigrated to the U.S., settling first in Massachusetts and then in California, outside of Los Angeles.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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Slotkin’s spoke from Wyandotte, Michigan, a working-class community south of Detroit, as Democrats struggle to settle on a unified message to combat Trump, which was on full display Tuesday night as Trump delivered the longest address to Congress by a president in U.S. history.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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New England’s quarterbacks were sacked 52 times over the course of it.—
Oliver Thomas,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The 38-year-old sacked Trevor Lawrence on his first defensive snap and tackled Travis Etienne Jr. in the backfield on the following play.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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At the event, Mills publicly refused to comply with Trump’s executive order against trans youth in school sports, which threatens to withdraw federal funding from states that maintain inclusive policies.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
7 Mar. 2025
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But that means patients don’t have the usual right of a trial participant to withdraw from a study at any time, Johnson notes.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Mar. 2025
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In the same time period, beds off of Palos Verdes rebounded 61%, with some areas recovering almost completely.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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The trap is bedded in front of the hole, roughly nine inches from the entrance and 1 to 2 inches to the right.—
Skye Goode,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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But in dismissing the lawsuit to arbitration last December, Clarke wasn’t moved by the Knicks’ arguments.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Sassoon’s resignation was followed by additional resignations and firings of other Justice Department lawyers who also refused to assist in dismissing the indictment.—
Nick Akerman,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Crypto stocks — Stocks linked to the price of bitcoin fell after the cryptocurrency retreated around 3% to hover around the $80,000 level.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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From rollbacks on reproductive rights in the U.S. to the dismantling of environmental protections and the amplification of xenophobia, governments are retreating from their responsibilities to protect vulnerable communities and future generations.—
Paul Klein,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Amid a crackdown on outdoor sleeping by Miami Beach police, the city’s unsheltered homeless population was 105 in an overnight count by the Homeless Trust in January, a 31% decrease from a year earlier.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Within four hours of going to sleep, he was found unconscious and not breathing by Wallace.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration has begun acting on its worthy goal of removing aliens who support Hamas -- its jihadist terror and its antisemitism.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
10 Mar. 2025
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Trump, however, issued an executive order on his first day in office removing U.S. coastal waters from offshore wind development.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Retire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retire. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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