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Recent Examples of abdication
That kind of artistic abdication can sometimes come off as lazy, but in this case there was something heartwarming about letting the enthusiastic crowd carry that weight with joy and high fives all around.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
Trump may call it restraint, but enabling land theft is abdication—not diplomacy.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
There was almost a shame associated with Japan’s defeat and the abdication of the emperor, and the nuclear weapons were pivotal in that.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Queen Margrethe cited her health while announcing her plans for abdication in a New Year’s Eve speech in 2023.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
Trump may call it restraint, but enabling land theft is abdication—not diplomacy.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
There was almost a shame associated with Japan’s defeat and the abdication of the emperor, and the nuclear weapons were pivotal in that.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Queen Margrethe cited her health while announcing her plans for abdication in a New Year’s Eve speech in 2023.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abdication
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In 1983, when the trust funds were on the verge of insolvency, a bipartisan agreement extended Social Security’s life by raising payroll taxes, requiring federal employees to contribute, and gradually increasing the full retirement age (FRA) to 67.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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The joy of being part of a championship team post-retirement is just as sweet.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What the American people really deserve is not mass resignations or brief, fake shutdowns that stir up political chaos in Washington, DC, while Americans across the country watch in horror or turn a blind eye in disgust.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Since his detention, a state board has stripped Roberts’ license to be superintendent and the Des Moines school board has voted to accept his letter of resignation, which Parrish wrote on Roberts’ behalf.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Rehabilitation A week after Manes’ departure, Johnson posted the image of himself posing with Bukele and their families in front of a Christmas tree.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Those cuts may see the departure of similar numbers of full-time equivalents as in the past two rounds – approximately 500 and 1,500.—
Chris Sellers,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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How much of the two presidents Alaskans will be able to see beyond their aircraft arriving and departing is unclear.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Abdication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abdication. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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