Who'll be taking over from Cynthia when she retires?
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Retires
Synonyms for "retires" (234 found)
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die awaydiminishdisappeardisbanddisbardischargediscrowndisemploydisengagedisenthronedishdismissdisplacedisplumedoss downdraw backdraw offdrift awaydropdrum out
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dwindleebbevacuateexcommunicateexitexpelfadefade awayfallfall backfireflinchflopforsake the worldfurloughgetget awayget offgive backgive groundgive placegive the axgive the gategive upgogo awaygo backgo beddy-byego into retirementgo night-nightgo offgo to sleephibernatehit the hayhit the sackhollowhonorincurvejunkkeep secretkickkick upstairskip
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lay offleavelet golet outlie downliftliquidatelive alonelive apartlive in retirementmake accounts squaremake offmake redundantmove awaymove backmove offoustoverthrowpay in fullpay off
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pay the billpay the shotpay uppension offpile inpop offpull awaypull backpull outpurgeput outquitread out ofrecederedeemrefuse commentreleaserelinquishremain incommunicadoremoveremove from officerenounce the thronereplaceresignretire from officeretreatretrocederoll inrun alongrun backrusticatesacksack outsatisfyscrapsecludeseparate forciblysettleshrinkshun companionshipsinksnoozesquaresquare accountsstand aloofstand asidestand backstand downstand mutestand offstay at homestepstep asidestrike a balancestripstrip of officestrip of ranksuperannuatesurplussurrendersuspendtake a naptake forty winkstake it easytake offtake the veiltake upterminateturnturn inturn offturn outunchurchuncrownunfrockunsaddleunseatunthronevacatevanishwanewaste no wordswiden the distancewithdraw fromyield
Verb(11 words)
Noun(1 words)
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Sample sentences
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Professor Jones retires next year.
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He will take over the business when his father retires.
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By the time he retires, my father will have worked for almost thirty years.
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