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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
  • Bar resigned soon afterward, saying that he was being pushed out because of the investigation.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Rollins resigned in 2023 after the Justice Department’s internal watchdog accused her of broad misconduct.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of resigned
Verb
  • Soon after, Politico said its White House reporter Cheyenne Haslett was also denied entry and had her badge confiscated.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Harvey’s City Council voted unanimously last October to apply for the so-far rare designation of a Financially Distressed City, which the state denied in April.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of denied
Verb
  • He’s waived his right to a jury – the judge presiding over the Pinellas County trial is set to decide the doctor’s fate.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Again, two-way contracts can be subbed out at any time, and if such a player is waived, such salary does not count against the cap, luxury tax or hard cap.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of waived
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • El-Sayed has since disavowed Piker’s controversial statements and ended plans for joint campaigning, but has not categorically repudiated him nor apologized for appearing with him.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • El-Sayed has since disavowed Piker's controversial statements and ended plans for joint campaigning, but has not categorically repudiated him nor apologized for appearing with him.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of disavowed
Verb
  • Suwarso relinquished his standard four-ticket allocation for the game.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Fast forward two years, and Variety reported that Unwell had dropped Hot Mess and relinquished all rights to the show, giving Earle the freedom to pursue new opportunities.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of relinquished
Verb
  • For the record, Duffy has strongly disclaimed any interest in the White House, which is, after all, just a bunch of boring grownups talking.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026
  • And Austria, for many years, disclaimed responsibility for its role in the Holocaust.
    — Cary Lowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Definition of disclaimed
Verb
  • China claims Taiwan as its sovereign territory and has never renounced the use of force to achieve unification.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • China claims Taiwan, a self-governing democracy, as its own breakaway province and hasn’t renounced the use of force to bring it under its control.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of renounced
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“Demitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demitted. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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