Thesaurus / retract
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
Keatts, Lewis and Sara Libby had to scrap their first podcast recording Thursday when NBC 7 retracted its story.
MORNING REPORT: OCEANSIDE REBOOTS TOP COP SEARCHVOICE OF SAN DIEGOSEPTEMBER 14, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
In a statement Friday, Bry disavowed any responsibility for spreading misinformation by promoting the story while it was disputed but not yet retracted.
POLITICS REPORT: FORGED FOOTNOTE 15SCOTT LEWIS AND ANDREW KEATTSSEPTEMBER 12, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
Once the plastic sticks, one for each sample, are retracted and sealed in a bag marked “biohazard,” the residents are hustled out of the facility.
HONG KONG’S CITYWIDE COVID-19 TESTING HAS BECOME A BAROMETER OF PUBLIC TRUSTEAMONBARRETTSEPTEMBER 9, 2020FORTUNE
Sri Lankan police retracted the mistake, but not before Majeed received death threats.
THE BIAS IN THE MACHINE - ISSUE 89: THE DARK SIDESIDNEY PERKOWITZAUGUST 19, 2020NAUTILUS
In fairness to the candidates, though, the paper has not written or announced that it withdrew its support or retracted its view that, for example, Elliott should not be fired.
POLITICS REPORT: WHO WILL GET THE MIDWAY ROSE?SCOTT LEWIS AND ANDREW KEATTSAUGUST 15, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
The Reformer did not recoil, did not retract; but his judge, he who never ceased exclaiming, Retract!
HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY (VOLUME 1)J. H. MERLE D'AUBIGN
Sir, I make allowance for you; I retract my menace, and apologize.
EREMAR. D. BLACKMORE
It is not like me to retract a determination, but if you will say now what you did last night—'Do not go!'
HUSKSMARION HARLAND
"Do not let him retract," cried Porbus, striking Poussin on the shoulder.
THE HIDDEN MASTERPIECEHONORE DE BALZAC
Now Gertrude had builded upon the supposition that she was safe beyond the reach of recall, and she made haste to retract.
A ROMANCE IN TRANSITFRANCIS LYNDE
WORDS RELATED TO RETRACT
- abandon
- abjure
- abnegate
- belittle
- contradict
- contravene
- criticize
- decline
- deprecate
- disacknowledge
- disaffirm
- disallow
- disavow
- discard
- disown
- disparage
- divorce oneself from
- forswear
- gainsay
- minimize
- negate
- recant
- refuse
- reject
- renounce
- repudiate
- retract
- revoke
- spurn
- traverse
- turn back on
- wash hands of
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