step aside
verb
stepped aside; stepping aside; steps aside
: to withdraw from one's position or occupation : step down
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In 2008, Putin briefly stepped aside from the presidency, in recognition of the same two-consecutive-term limit that Yeltsin faced.
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Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
Instead of stepping aside after his electoral loss, Mr. Lee was back in the center of politics within a few months.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
The deaths came a day after Washington stepped aside and allowed the UN Security Council to pass a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
—Abdelqadder Sabbah, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Anca Zijlstra and Aileen de Graaf both stepped aside from the team.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2024
Putin has been in power since 2000, only stepping aside into the role of prime minister for four years between 2008 and 2012.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
The resignation came hours after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said Wade had to be removed or Willis must step aside from the case.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2024
Schumer also called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to step aside.
—Mariam Khan, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2024
It’s been my familial role for 20 years — and usually my siblings and our spouses are happy to step aside.
—Heidi Mitchell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2024
Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
Instead of stepping aside after his electoral loss, Mr. Lee was back in the center of politics within a few months.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
The deaths came a day after Washington stepped aside and allowed the UN Security Council to pass a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
—Abdelqadder Sabbah, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Anca Zijlstra and Aileen de Graaf both stepped aside from the team.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2024
Putin has been in power since 2000, only stepping aside into the role of prime minister for four years between 2008 and 2012.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
The resignation came hours after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said Wade had to be removed or Willis must step aside from the case.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2024
Schumer also called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to step aside.
—Mariam Khan, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2024
It’s been my familial role for 20 years — and usually my siblings and our spouses are happy to step aside.
—Heidi Mitchell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2024
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“Step aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20aside. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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