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retreats

noun as in departure

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

From Salon

He said he was able to step away from his previous lifestyle and explored emotional trauma retreats and therapy.

From BBC

The Nazis’ relentless aerial bombing of London during World War II tore up the city at the same time it brought its people together — physically, out of necessity, in shelters and retreats, but also psychologically and spiritually, as a motivation to show wartime resolve.

Enter these new youth-oriented retreats.

Described by his parishioners as a "humble man with a great capacity to make friends", he combined his work as a theologian and lecturer at top universities with his work as a priest, officiating at weddings and holding retreats.

From BBC

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

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