Definitions for retreating
re·treat·ing

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1. Retreating

   of Retreat

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1. Retreating

   Glaciers that are currently shrinking in overall length (as measured over an elapsed span of time, usually years or decades, to date) due to melting or lack of snowfall at their source are considered to be retreating.

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1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of retreating in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of retreating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of retreating in a Sentence

1. Andrew Shepherd:

   Growth of Antarctic sea ice over the past few decades had been a relief, because it offset some of the rapid losses in the Arctic, now that sea ice is retreating in both hemispheres we should be concerned about our planet's temperature because it means less of the sun's heat is reflected back into space.

2. Arianna Huffington:

   It perfectly illustrates the current moment – right now that first retreat he’s talking about is mostly digital. That’s how we get away from ourselves — by retreating into technology and social media. But the only way to find peace and thrive is to take breaks from the world and make time to regularly renew ourselves by reconnecting with ourselves.

3. Sharon Silver:

   When you yell or punish, you shift a child’s focus. His focus moves from what he’s done, to retreating inward to protect himself from the intensity of the yelling and punishing.

4. Police John Drake:

   I’m sure he did have a Taser, our officers are issued Taser, but in those situations – that’s a lethal situation, he deescalated by retreating, he moved backwards, again ordering the individual to drop the weapon… You can’t use a less lethal if someone is attacking you with a knife.

5. Hunt Allcott:

   Previous research mostly looked at correlation : How much do you use Facebook and how depressed are you ? these studies show that people who use Facebook more are more depressed, but the problem is correlation doesn't create causation. We didn't know if Facebook was making people depressed or depressed people were retreating into Facebook.

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References

1. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retreating
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=retreating