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drew back

VERB

retract from position

Synonyms

WEAK

deduct discount pull back recede recoil reel in retreat sheathe shrink start back subtract take away withdraw

Antonyms

WEAK

forge go forward start

Example Sentences

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Daniel-Hoste drew back from friends, concocting excuses to avoid meals out unless a friend offered to pay.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

ASU quickly drew back to within four, and a Wallack three and Tuhina jumper kept WSU ahead 21-16.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2024

He's most famous for his best-selling medical diaries, which drew back the curtain on the tough realities of being a doctor.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2023

You can hear the “record scratch as Jade drew back in her seat,” Chau writes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2023

And he hated himself because even as she lay dying he saw how wide and ghastly her purpled lips drew back from her teeth.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck