Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demitted
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Pressure on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is growing, after another key aide resigned over revelations about Epstein’s contact with a senior politician.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
13 Feb. 2026 -
Kansas City Police Department officials announced on Friday that officer Blayne Newton has resigned from the department through a mutual separation agreement.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Along the way, people both inside and outside the union have labeled Meyer as a puppet of powerful agent Scott Boras, a charge both Boras and Meyer have vigorously denied.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Yoon, who can appeal the ruling, had denied the insurrection charge, saying his imposition of martial law was meant to alert the public to paralysing political gridlock caused by the opposition party’s majority in the National Assembly and its impeachment of several senior officials.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Going from an Achilles injury to being waived by Milwaukee and returning to Portland, this already has made-for-TV vibes.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Paul did not appear in a game with the Raptors, who waived him Friday.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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When Mary won’t give up the baby, she’s disowned by patriarch Whitelaw (Ed Harris) and exiled to New Jersey from her family’s palatial Long Island estate.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Becket is broke, disowned and circling a family fortune that never wanted him.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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The move was soon reversed by President Abraham Lincoln, and Grant later disavowed it—but Owens did not.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Prior to that, the council had also debated a whether El Cajon police should cooperate with ICE, a proposal which Kendrick had also disavowed.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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For our judges, the Vanquish was a frontrunner from the first session and never relinquished its lead.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2026
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The suspect then voluntarily relinquished a second abalone, also from her pants, according to California DFW.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2026
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DeSantis, in making the announcement Wednesday, disclaimed any political motivation.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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Gaetano Milano, a sharpshooting young gangster who renounced the mafia and experienced a religious rebirth after gunning down one of New England’s most ruthless mob bosses, died early this week.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
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Born rich, yet sought a life of poverty Born into a merchant family in the Umbrian town of Assisi, in present-day Italy, around 1181, Francis famously renounced his family’s wealth.—
Vanessa Corcoran,
The Conversation,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Demitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demitted. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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