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Definition of "retracting" [retracting]

  • Present participle of retract. (verb)

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Use "retracting" in a sentence
  • "CBS took the lead in retracting the Florida call for Bush."
  • "At 10: 00 p.m., which networks took the lead in retracting the premature Florida win for Gore?"
  • "It is the letter of a man of honor apologizing for having spoken lightly, for having repeated false rumors without verifying them -- in short, retracting all that he had said that reflected in any way on Mademoiselle de"