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Term: retracting

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "retracting": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. retracting

retracting

Definitions

Verb

  1. Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
  2. Pull away from a source of disgust or fear
  3. Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
  4. Pull inward or towards a center
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "retracting".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 retracting 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "retracting".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 reflecting 3 17
2 remembering 4 17
3 broadcasting 3 9
4 requesting 3 8
5 graduating 4 7
6 restraining 3 7
7 responding 3 6
8 respecting 3 5
9 prohibiting 4 4
10 registering 4 4
11 transpiring 4 4
12 frustrating 3 3
13 transcending 3 3
14 criticizing 4 2
15 refueling 4 2
16 remodeling 4 2
17 translating 3 2
18 transmitting 3 2
19 dramatizing 4 1
20 printmaking 3 1
21 recreating 4 1
22 redirecting 4 1
23 refocusing 4 1
24 refurbishing 4 1
25 reiterating 5 1
26 rekindling 3 1
27 reminiscing 4 1
28 resurrecting 4 1
29 retrenching 3 1
30 arbitraging 4 0
31 arbitrating 4 0
32 breastfeeding 3 0
33 brutalizing 4 0
34 crisscrossing 3 0
35 eradicating 5 0
36 fragmenting 3 0
37 fraternizing 4 0
38 freestanding 3 0
39 frequenting 3 0
40 gravitating 4 0
41 predicating 4 0
42 prejudicing 4 0
43 prescribing 3 0
44 privatizing 4 0
45 procreating 4 0
46 profiteering 4 0
47 propagating 4 0
48 prospecting 3 0
49 prototyping 4 0
50 provisioning 4 0
51 racketeering 4 0
52 readjusting 4 0
53 reauthorizing 5 0
54 recapturing 4 0
55 rectifying 4 0
56 recycling 4 0
57 redefining 4 0
58 redeploying 4 0
59 redesigning 4 0
60 redoubling 4 0
61 reelecting 4 0
62 referencing 4 0
63 refinishing 4 0
64 reigniting 4 0
65 reimbursing 4 0
66 reimposing 4 0
67 relegating 4 0
68 relocating 4 0
69 renovating 4 0
70 repackaging 4 0
71 replanting 3 0
72 reprinting 3 0
73 repurchasing 4 0
74 reshuffling 4 0
75 resonating 4 0
76 restarting 3 0
77 resurfacing 4 0
78 revaluing 4 0
79 revisiting 4 0
80 rototilling 4 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "retracting".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 tracing 2 17
2 retreating 3 5
3 extraction 3 5
4 extracting 3 4
5 reacting 3 4
6 restricting 3 4
7 retracing 3 1
8 retraction 3 1
9 reiterating 5 1
10 restating 3 1
11 retraining 3 1
12 detracting 3 0
13 redacting 3 0
14 retrain 2 0
15 retract 2 0
16 repatriating 5 0
17 perpetrating 4 0
18 retreading 3 0
19 restarting 3 0
20 entreating 3 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "retracting" in a sentence.

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Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "retracting" in a sentence.

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Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "retracting" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "retracting".

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 4

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 80

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 0

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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📰 This Word in the News:

A Physics Giant Had His Papers Retracted Decades After His Death. Here’s Why
Jul 6, 2026 Gizmodo
Why a College Student Decided to Retract Her Own Paper
Aug 13, 2026 the-scientist.com
FDA still focused on Taylor Farms lettuce as Cyclospora source despite retracted test
Jul 20, 2026 NPR
The BMJ retracts clinical trial for ‘severe’ discrepancies in randomization
Dec 29, 2025 Retraction Watch
Yasin Sulaiman retracts claims against Malaysian prison system
Sep 22, 2026 Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore
Ghosted by a Journal, Author Issues Her Own Retraction
Jan 24, 2026 the-scientist.com
UK’s Bible Society on the defensive after retracting report on revival
Apr 2, 2026 sightmagazine.com.au

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