abdications

Definition of abdicationsnext
plural of abdication

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for abdications
Noun
  • Employees protested the company's work with Israel, leading to firings and resignations.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Over the past 10 months, EOIR has lost more than 125 judges to firings and voluntary resignations.
    Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • And don’t be surprised if there are more retirements, and possibly resignations, announced in the coming weeks.
    David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Those expectations are prompting Republican retirements and energizing Democrats.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The departures of Mizell and Hawkins left Montgomery as a player would could stretch the field.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
  • This stat is calculated by comparing each state’s one-way arrivals that originated in other states with its one-way departures that were destined for other states, using data from more than 24,000 rental locations.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Abdications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abdications. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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