as in to abdicate
to give up (as a position of authority) formally
following the election, the incumbent cabinet members resigned their positions so the president could feel free to pick a new administration
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Recent Examples of resign
County Board members received an email July 8 announcing that Interim President and CEO Julie Esch had resigned from MCTS.
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Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025
He’s resigned himself to the idea that at one point or another, children are bound to take over for their parents.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 July 2025
The Department of Veterans Affairs, the largest civilian agency in the federal government, saw 17,000 employees resign since January and expects another 12,000 to leave by the end of September, according to Secretary Doug Collins.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Eric Garrett, who oversaw Ross’ department as CHA’s chief operating officer, resigned Jan. 3 and received around $87,200 per his separation agreement and Tribune calculations.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
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Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025
He’s resigned himself to the idea that at one point or another, children are bound to take over for their parents.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 July 2025
The Department of Veterans Affairs, the largest civilian agency in the federal government, saw 17,000 employees resign since January and expects another 12,000 to leave by the end of September, according to Secretary Doug Collins.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Eric Garrett, who oversaw Ross’ department as CHA’s chief operating officer, resigned Jan. 3 and received around $87,200 per his separation agreement and Tribune calculations.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resign
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In the wake of this violence, California's feckless Democrat leaders have completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 June 2025
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These orders are necessary to allow the U.S. to catch up in the nuclear sector after effectively having abdicated its leadership role for decades.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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This often dampens enthusiasm, and indeed, the stock relinquished some of its gains in after-hours trading.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The residence was purchased in the 1970s for just $900,000 by the late radio concert promoter and radio station magnate Ken Roberts, who wound up relinquishing it to the financial services firm New Stream Capital in 2010 to settle a $27.5 million legal claim.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
15 July 2025
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Who’s on Tennessee death row While the Department of Justice has renounced pentobarbital, Tennessee and about a dozen other states are pushing forward with the drug.—
Kelly Puente,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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On Wednesday, Lamont praised Mamdani while noting that Democrats have hardly renounced centrists.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2025
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“Resign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resign. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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