step aside
verb
stepped aside; stepping aside; steps aside
: to withdraw from one's position or occupation : step down
Examples of step aside in a Sentence
a newscaster who knew when it was time to step aside from the anchor desk and let a younger person take over
the prime minister was compelled to step aside from his office when it was demonstrated that he had violated the public trust
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Weber did not plan to step aside last week, but said he was advised by the Ethics Commission on Monday to recuse himself from a budget vote that involved city funding that benefits his wife’s nonprofit.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
After all, one judge in the original injunction proceedings stepped aside because of ties to Texas Tech.
—Trey Wallace, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
What started as a drive to find working-class candidates outside the party’s usual bench is now a potential problem for Democrats everywhere, not least because Platner has no intention of heeding pressure to step aside.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
Two dozen other Republican senators accepted the allegations as credible and urged Moore to step aside if the claims proved true.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
After all, one judge in the original injunction proceedings stepped aside because of ties to Texas Tech.
—Trey Wallace, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
What started as a drive to find working-class candidates outside the party’s usual bench is now a potential problem for Democrats everywhere, not least because Platner has no intention of heeding pressure to step aside.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
Two dozen other Republican senators accepted the allegations as credible and urged Moore to step aside if the claims proved true.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
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“Step aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20aside. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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