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retire v.
superannuate v.

VERB

retire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart go pull out relinquish remove retreat separate surrender withdraw

STRONG

decamp ebb exit part recede regress repeal rescind resign revoke rusticate secede yield

WEAK

absent oneself deny oneself draw back fall back get away get off give ground give up work give way go away go to bed go to one's room go to sleep hand over hit the sack leave service make vacant pull back run along seclude oneself sever connections take off turn in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance continue remain stay

STRONG

approve arrive come in increase join

WEAK

begin enter

VERB

superannuate

Synonyms

STRONG

decamp depart ebb exit go part pension recede regress relinquish remove repeal rescind resign retreat revoke rusticate secede separate surrender withdraw yield

WEAK

absent oneself deny oneself draw back fall back get away get off give ground give up work give way go away go to bed go to one's room go to sleep hand over hit the sack leave service make vacant pull back pull out put out to pasture run along seclude oneself sever connections take off turn in

Antonyms

STRONG

advance allow approve arrive combine come come in enter forge increase join permit remain stay unite

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stop working

Badenoch told the BBC the party didn't want "people to stop working because of that".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Companies may wait for employees to complain that their PCs are too old, or replace them only when they stop working, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

What you lose by not knowing: The largest tax-free savings opportunity most people over 50 will ever be offered, every year until the day they stop working.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

That attack resulted in a global disruption to Stryker’s Microsoft systems, which caused employee cellphones and laptops to stop working.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Even if his mother ran off with his youngest child, he wouldn’t be able to stop working, not until the forklift was encased in ice.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

stop working

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