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noun • (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat • a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet • (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position • (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset • an area where you can be alone • withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation • the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) verb • pull back or move away or backward • move away, as for privacy • move back • make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity | ||||||||
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noun • a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) • the outward flow of the tide verb • flow back or recede • hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb • fall away or decline | ||||||||
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verb • go back to a previous state • undergo reversion, as in a mutation | ||||||||
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RETREATS which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
RETREATS
Updated: October 13, 2023
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We think the answer is "" which means:
- noun
- • (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
- • A place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
- • (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
- • (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
- • An area where you can be alone
- • Withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
- • The act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) verb
- • Pull back or move away or backward
- • Move away, as for privacy
- • Move back
- • Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
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| New York Times20 Oct 2016 | Across 38 | |
| New York Times12 Nov 2013 | Down 40 | |
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