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
  • Kubasik, who has served as CEO since 2021, resigned from the L3Harris board and all of its subsidiaries and affiliates.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Texas Republican Tony Gonzales also resigned from the House after admitting to an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide.
    — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of resigned
Verb
  • Combs has repeatedly denied any involvement in Shakur’s killing and has never been named by investigators as a suspect or even a person of interest in the case.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Arday admitted making citation errors and apologized, but denied lying.
    — Rupert Neate, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of denied
Verb
  • For the Heat, the expiration of the trade exception for Highsmith, who has re-signed with the Phoenix Suns after being waived by them last week, continues a largely passive approach with the mechanism.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The monthly service fee is waived for customers enrolled in electronic statements.
    — CNBC Select, CNBC, 18 Aug. 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
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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
Verb
  • There have been small changes to the ownership structures of Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur in the last decade but without control ever being relinquished.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • While Russia has relinquished some control of the area to China following its invasion of Ukraine, Russia still plays a key role in Chinese shipping vessels’ passage through the route.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 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
  • Their virality comes at a time when the very generation that inspired them has largely renounced the label.
    — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026
  • China has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of renounced
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