withdraw
verb (used with object)
to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove.
has been withdrawing
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present perfect progressiveof withdraw (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Couples has been withdrawing from events on the PGA Tour Champions because of his latest back trouble, but the 1992 Masters winner has done everything possible to be on the grounds this week.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
Since around 2000, Arizona has been withdrawing its full allotment from the Colorado River, and it’s impossible to overstate how important the Colorado has become to the state.
From Slate ● May 8, 2015
Now 77 and with Parkinson’s disease, he has been withdrawing from public life.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2011
Still more cheerful were those who said: "Shell has been withdrawing from Ecuador since it came here ten years ago."
From Time Magazine Archive
Meantime Dr. Johnson has been withdrawing somewhat from his old regular attendance upon the club.
From English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges by Mitchell, Donald G.
