Progress
Progress verb - Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.
Retire
Retire verb - Pull back or move away or backward.
Common collocations
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Retire and Progress. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/progress/retire
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