demitted

verb

past tense of demit
as in resigned

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demitted
  1. resigned
  2. denied
  3. waived
  4. disowned
  5. disavowed
  6. relinquished
  7. disclaimed
  8. renounced
Verb
  • Alex Turner, who spent more than two years on DeepMind’s AI safety team, resigned in June, citing the Pentagon deal as the trigger.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • On Monday, Weatherford ISD confirmed to CBS News Texas that Liles was a math teacher at Weatherford High School, but had resigned from his position on August 5.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of resigned
Verb
  • Anderson denied any involvement in the shooting, and Keffe D said Tupac was actually his nephew’s favorite rapper.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Davis denied any involvement in an interview with CBS Las Vegas affiliate KLAS-TV.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of denied
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  • Carolina waived tight end Chamon Metayer to make room on its roster.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In contrast, colleges that husbanded big endowments from wealthy alumni could rely on income from these assets to finance much of their college operations; tuition has been less important and can be waived for high-achieving prospective students.
    — Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of waived
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  • Offensive chants have not always been drowned out or disowned in the UK, Europe and beyond.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • That candidate, Bushra Amiwala, disowned the support and condemned the ad, widely seen as an attempt to siphon voters from another young progressive, Kat Abughazaleh.
    — David Daley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of disowned
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  • Davis has since disavowed some of his comments, but a judge ruled them admissible in court.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Hong has disavowed some of these comments, and told Politico last week that Thanksgiving is her favorite holiday.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of disavowed
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  • Rangel, who relinquished his position as chair of the House Ways and Means Committee amid the inquiry, was eventually censured, the first time a congressman had been thusly reprimanded in public in almost three decades.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Nick Aldis relinquished his duties as SmackDown General Manager to challenge Gunther to a grudge match amid months of tension with Gunther that inevitably became physical.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of relinquished
Verb
  • And Austria, for many years, disclaimed responsibility for its role in the Holocaust.
    — Cary Lowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
  • DeSantis, in making the announcement Wednesday, disclaimed any political motivation.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of disclaimed
Verb
  • China has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The Business Roundtable and several hundred business leaders publicly renounced it in 2019.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of renounced
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