Issue and Retire

Issue

Issue verb - To produce and release for distribution in printed form.

Retire and issue are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retire" instead a verb "Issue".

Nearby Words: issued, issuing, issuance, issuer

Retire

Retire verb - To go to one's bed in order to sleep.

Issue and retire are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Issue" instead a verb "Retire".

Nearby Words: retired, retiring, retirement, retiree

Common collocations

name issue name retire name
status issue status retire status
time issue time retire time
command issue command retire command
Other words: song, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • In the issue itself, David simply decides to retire, and Batman is nothing but supportive.
  • Comic Book / Malibu Comics' Street Fighter These changes included making Ryu and Chun-Li training partners and a romantic couple, having Ken retire from fighting, becoming Ryu's manager as well as a TV star and getting killed and scalped in the second issue.
  • Retired Badass Captain Freedom (Jesse Ventura) from The Running Man is a rare example of a villain who lived long enough to retire (imprisonment not being an issue in this case).
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