abdications

plural of abdication

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Noun
  • This is Fortune 500 Power Moves, a column tracking executive shifts—from appointments and promotions to resignations and retirements—within the highest ranks of Fortune 500 companies.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the Young Republican National Federation called for the immediate resignations of leaders in the organization exposed in a Politico story to have sent racist, antisemitic and other derogatory text messages to one another in a private chat.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, aging aircraft fleets and a wave of retirements have created an urgent demand for new technicians.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • So there are a lot of retirements coming up in the next six to nine months.
    Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Bain added that separation anxiety can be eased or prevented by gradually teaching canines to feel safe when alone, using enrichment such as toys or food puzzles, playing calming background noise, and keeping departures low-key.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Data obtained by ProPublica from DHS indicates that there have been about 25,000 departures via the mobile app — and a little more than half of them returned with assistance from the federal agency, according to the news report.
    Alexandra Mendoza, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Abdications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abdications. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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