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as in acceptance
the action or condition of enduring hardship or discomfort without resisting or attempting to improve it
They had reached a state of resignation to being broke.
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as in retirement
the act or practice of giving up something (such as a job or position)
The senator abruptly announced his resignation following news of the scandal.
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Recent Examples of resignation
The Panthers moved on after Quenneville’s resignation.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
The three presidents had difficulty answering the questions, sparking outrage and calls for their resignation, and, ultimately, the resignations of two of them.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2025
The Washington County Agricultural Society is looking for a new fair manager and treasurer following last week’s resignation of Washington County Fair Manager and Treasurer Dorie Ostertag.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
The city announced his resignation the same day.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
The three presidents had difficulty answering the questions, sparking outrage and calls for their resignation, and, ultimately, the resignations of two of them.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2025
The Washington County Agricultural Society is looking for a new fair manager and treasurer following last week’s resignation of Washington County Fair Manager and Treasurer Dorie Ostertag.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
The city announced his resignation the same day.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resignation
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This growing recognition and acceptance is associated with an increase in self-diagnosis of autism.—
Joshua Anbar,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Past 1497 alumni have gone on to staff writers’ rooms, secure development deals, gain festival access and acceptance and entry to labs including Sundance, and have their projects optioned by leading studios.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
3 Nov. 2025
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Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige If a cold-weather climate is conducive to your retirement needs, Trento, capital of the province of Trentino, may just be your ideal wintry mix.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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Yes, Social Security payments, including Supplemental Security Income and benefits for retirement, disability and survivors, continue during a government shutdown.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Twice a year, companies put together their submissions—usually, clusters of CPUs and GPUs and software optimized for them—and compete to see whose submission can train the models fastest.—
Dina Genkina,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2025
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Management anticipates a launch in the United States for obesity next year, with a submission for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes sometime in the first half of 2026.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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O’Neil’s previous spell at Wolves began just days before the beginning of the 2023-24 season after Julen Lopetegui’s departure, and he was widely considered to have impressed after guiding them to safety and the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Tidmarsh’s ouster is the latest in a string of haphazard leadership changes at the agency, which has been rocked for months by firings, departures and controversial decisions on vaccines, fluoride and other products.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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In Killers of the Flower Moon, his Ernest Burkhart starts off as a mopey, weak-minded World War One veteran, eager to do anything for his godfather uncle (Robert De Niro), but there’s still a certain likability to his dim-bulb submissiveness.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 Oct. 2025
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And yet, as the deadline loomed, there were also legitimate reasons to temper such defeatism.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
1 Oct. 2025
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By contrast, maybe such language engenders a sense of defeatism, a belief in the inevitability of collapse which is collectively paralyzing.—
Ed Simon
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Resignation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resignation. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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