retreats

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departure n.
place one goes for peace n.
pull back, go away v.

NOUN

departure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

evacuation flight withdrawal

STRONG

ebb retirement

Antonyms

WEAK

advance arrival coming

NOUN

place one goes for peace

Synonyms

STRONGEST

haven hideaway refuge resort sanctuary shelter

STRONG

ark asylum cell cloister convent cover covert defense den habitat harbor haunt hermitage port privacy retirement seclusion security solitude

WEAK

adytum hiding place ivory tower safe house safe place

Antonyms

WEAK

advance arrival coming

VERB

pull back, go away

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon back down back off backtrack depart escape evacuate fall back go go back hide leave pull out recede reel retire reverse shrink withdraw

STRONG

avoid back decamp disengage ebb elude evade fold quail quit recoil regress relinquish resign retrograde run sequester vacate

WEAK

back away back out beat it cave in draw back give ground go along with hand over keep aloof keep apart lay down move back opt out retrocede seclude oneself start back turn tail

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance come continue enter forge forward go forward keep meet remain stay

STRONG

face take on

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retreats

Living in Los Angeles, where Novack is from, since graduation, the couple said they have always focused on structure, stability, and saving money, even going on biannual retreats together to plot out their finances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

As Wednesday's high retreats eastwards, the next area of low pressure will roll in bringing cloud and rain on Thursday.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

It is, of course, gobstoppingly gorgeous, with Mount Tamalpais, Stinson Beach, Point Reyes and Bolinas practically designed to be edenic retreats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Perhaps unsurprisingly, illusionist David Copperfield has created one of the most extravagant celebrity island retreats of them all.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

The sea retreats to the horizon, underlining the sky in a dark band of blue.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García