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retire
verb as in leave a place or responsibility
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I am retiring next year, but I hope to wait until January 2027 before I draw Social Security at 69½.
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She’s a retired, but still feisty, judge who now works as a mediator.
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He was appointed manager when Joe Torre retired, and he was still in charge when the franchise was purchased by Guggenheim Baseball Management.
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Turner said he’d like to retire, but he loves the students and wants to protect his little district.
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He continued to serve until retiring in December last year.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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