retracting
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Verb
- Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
- Pull away from a source of disgust or fear
- Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
- Pull inward or towards a center
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tracing | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | retreating | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | extraction | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | extracting | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | reacting | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | restricting | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | retracing | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | retraction | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | reiterating | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | restating | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | retraining | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | detracting | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | redacting | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | retrain | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | retract | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | repatriating | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | perpetrating | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | retreading | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | restarting | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | entreating | 3 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 80
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
“We’re told they…”: Candace Owens challenges Andrew Kolvet with ‘retraction’ demand in escalating Charlie
Jul 22, 2026 The Times of India
Jul 22, 2026 The Times of India
Historians Unearth a Conflict of Interest, Prompting a Retraction by The Lancet Journal
Mar 25, 2026 Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Mar 25, 2026 Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Six 'Superretractors' Responsible for Large Number of Retracted Clinical Trials
Apr 15, 2026 MedPage Today
Apr 15, 2026 MedPage Today
NPR retracts ‘inaccurate’ story saying supreme court justice Samuel Alito retiring
Jun 30, 2026 The Guardian
Jun 30, 2026 The Guardian
Why have papers by one of history’s most famous physicists been retracted?
Jun 26, 2026 Science | AAAS
Jun 26, 2026 Science | AAAS