Move and Retire

Move

Move verb - To leave a place often for another.

Usage example: the police officer told the loiterers to move along

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Retire and move are semantically related in leave topic. In some cases you can use "Retire" instead a verb "Move", when it comes to topics like departure, take out.

Nearby Words: moving, moved, movement, mover, movable

Retire

Retire verb - Pull back or move away or backward.

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Move and retire are semantically related in leave topic. Sometimes you can use "Move" instead a verb "Retire", if it concerns topics such as departure, take out.

Nearby Words: retired, retiring, retirement, retiree

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Common collocations

character	move character	retire character
family	move family	retire family
plot	move plot	retire plot
number	move number	retire number
Other words: time, game, ship, times.

Both words in one sentence

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was slated to feature a similar sequence, with everyone either preparing to retire or move on to other jobs, but they scrapped it and just had a bit of dialogue before the briefing starts.

Source: Putting the Band Back Together
Plot-Triggering Death: Rosie Larsen's murder in the first episode causes Linden to remain in Seattle to solve the cast despite her plans to retire and move to California.

Source: Series / The Killing
In Brotherhood, an oblivious Edward asks Roy Mustang about Hughes's whereabouts; Mustang, having taken the situation hard himself, can't bring himself to tell Edward, and instead tells him that Hughes decided to retire and move to the countryside.

Source: Bearer of Bad News

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