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retract
verb as in take back; renege on
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Within months of the gala, he retracted his secret plea.
After the attack, Carrillo’s “baton no longer retracted, even after he repeatedly banged the baton into the concrete pavement in an attempt to collapse it,” prosecutors wrote in the memo.
But he was forced to retract the sacking following massive public protests in several cities in Israel - an event that became known as "Gallant Night."
And of course, Brett Baier is a totally partisan Republican who was embarrassed his network did accurate coverage during the last presidential election when they called Arizona, and he wanted them to retract the call.
During cross-examination at his trial, he admitted he had been angry with Holly and intended to stab her but then retracted that confession.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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