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Definitions

retirement

[ri-tahyuhr-muhnt] / rɪˈtaɪər mənt /
NOUN
retreat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
evacuation pullout withdrawal
STRONG
ebb fallback flight pullback
NOUN
seclusion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
separation withdrawal
STRONG
aloneness aloofness blockade concealment desolation detachment hiding privacy privateness quarantine reclusiveness remoteness retreat separateness sequestration shelter solitude
WEAK
beleaguerment reclusion seclusiveness

Example Sentences

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Private-market investing is long-term by design, as is retirement investing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

How to use her strategies to catch up on retirement savings.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

But neither proves a fundamental mismatch between private markets and retirement capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“I’m not doing much. I’m retired, taking it easy,” Lopes said about retirement on a podcast.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

I’m wondering if he should really be so eager to work at a school where the angry parents of the a cappella kids hounded the old music director into an early retirement.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein