Leaving
Leaving noun - The act of departing.
Retire from and leaving are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retire from" instead a verb "Leaving".
Retire from
Retire from verb - To give up (a job or office).
Leaving and retire from are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Leaving" with "Retire from", this verbs are similar.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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She storms away when Marion says she's going to retire from teaching, because that means leaving the school and therefore her.
Source: Literature / Dustbin Baby - Madam Secretary: The season 1 finale "There But for the Grace of God" reveals in a flashback that Liz McCord chose to retire from the CIA rather than accept a promotion to Baghdad station chief, because it would've meant leaving her husband and three kids for at least a year.
Source: Declining Promotion -
Unfortunately Rick Parfitt suffered a serious heart attack in the summer of 2016 and had to permanently retire from live performances in October 2016 leaving the long time future of the band in some doubt.
Source: Music / Status Quo
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