RETIRED (FROM) Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

retired (from)

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Definition of retired (from)

past tense of retire (from)

as in left

to give up (a job or office) at the age of 72, she finally retired from the job she had held at the shoe factory for over 50 years

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Construction crews are continuing work on a major anti-flooding project in the West Avenue neighborhood of Miami Beach despite a lawsuit filed by the contractor, which wants to quit the project.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
The puppeteering incenses Morgan, who storms into Cathcarts to demand his lawyers quit playing games and get on with litigation already.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

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