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retreat

noun as in departure

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She hopes to set up a holiday retreat for women diagnosed with gynaecological cancers.

From BBC

A federal retreat from those policies will make the United States less competitive by ceding leadership on clean energy technology to China, Europe and other rivals.

But having dipped their toes in live boxing, perhaps Netflix will now retreat.

From BBC

So he retreats to this phony masculine idea of "strength," constructed through Hollywood magic.

From Salon

Despite being hugely outnumbered, the men held their position for three days, giving their comrades enough time to retreat and successfully defend the city.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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