as in refusal
the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired
his sudden renunciation of his smoking habit pleased his whole family
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Recent Examples of renunciation
The tax applies to transfers of worldwide property, no matter when the expatriate acquired it, before or after renunciation.
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
This renunciation of her editorial work doesn’t appear in A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls, though Morgan leans heavily on Anderson’s writings to scaffold the book.
—Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2026
The Court held that Congress has no power under the Constitution to divest a person of his United States citizenship absent his voluntary renunciation of it.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
The Sweet Dove Died is considered Pym’s most Jamesian work and there are inflections of the Master in the themes of falling out of love, renunciation, and collecting—the pursuit of beauty falling short.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
This renunciation of her editorial work doesn’t appear in A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls, though Morgan leans heavily on Anderson’s writings to scaffold the book.
—Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2026
The Court held that Congress has no power under the Constitution to divest a person of his United States citizenship absent his voluntary renunciation of it.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
The Sweet Dove Died is considered Pym’s most Jamesian work and there are inflections of the Master in the themes of falling out of love, renunciation, and collecting—the pursuit of beauty falling short.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renunciation
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The rise in popularity suggests that Anthropic is benefiting from its presence in news headlines, stemming from its refusal to have its models used for mass domestic surveillance or for fully autonomous weapons.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2026
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The Pentagon's dispute with Anthropic stems from the AI startup's refusal to remove safeguards that would prevent its technology from being used to target weapons autonomously and conduct surveillance in the United States.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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Roughly a quarter of trans and nonbinary people who have not updated their identification documents experience subsequent mistreatment when showing their IDs, including verbal harassment, assault and denial of services or access to settings.—
Noelle Martin,
The Conversation,
1 Mar. 2026
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But an outfit like Salesforce is just in denial.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2026
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Not one for false abnegation of words distorted by smears, Rushdie doubles down on his right to freedom of expression, defending his dissent from religious orthodoxy.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Jan. 2026
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That, for me, feels like an abnegation of our responsibility in theater.—
Sarah Crompton,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Renunciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renunciation. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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