See the Dictionary Definition 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demitted
Verb
-
Dustman resigned as police chief in August.—
Ben Wheeler
May 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026 -
Vasquez was selected by caucus three years ago when Mike Jessen resigned mid-term to oversee the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Verb
-
Clemente first denied drinking but later admitted to consuming alcohol.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
-
Vinicius Jr had alleged that Prestianni had racially abused him, which Prestianni denied on social media.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
Verb
-
Griffin was waived by the Lynx on Saturday, after the second week of training camp.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
-
Judd had a go-ahead goal waived off in the 65th minute when Jack Skahan was caught offside.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
Verb
-
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
-
Everyone is looking for the next Sam Darnold, and there might not be a better candidate than Jones — the 2021 first-round pick disowned by a team in the AFC East only to spend a year with the 49ers before blossoming elsewhere.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Creators were still asked to behave as if permanence existed, even as the infrastructure quietly disavowed it.—
Stephanie Hind,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
-
Israeli leaders later disavowed the incident and said he would be reprimanded.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
-
The Royals took a 7-6 lead and never relinquished it.—
Jaylon Thompson
May 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
-
In April, two babies were relinquished at Connecticut hospitals under the state’s Safe Havens Act, according to the state Department of Children and Families.—
Mikayla Bunnell,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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
Verb
-
Philip Fong | Afp | Getty Images Japan renounced war under Article 9 of its post-World War II pacifist constitution.—
Sam Meredith,Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
-
President Ahmed al-Sharaa is a one-time al-Qaeda commander who renounced the ideology before taking power.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Demitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demitted. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
