Modest Bowing Out Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "RETIRING" which means:

adjective satellite
• • Not arrogant or presuming
• • Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
• • Reluctant to draw attention to yourself
verb
• • To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
• • (sometimes reflexive) to withdraw; to take away.
• • To cease use or production of something.
• • To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
• • To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
• • (of a batsman) to voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
• • (of a fielder) to make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout.
• • To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
• • To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
• • To recede; to fall or bend back.
• • To go to bed.
• • To remove or cease to use.
• • To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
noun
• • Retirement
adjective
• • Introverted, liking privacy and seclusion.

An example sentence would be:

• • "After a long and successful career, john is finally retiring."
• • "She received a gold watch as a retirement gift for her retiring years of service."

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