demitting

Definition of demittingnext
present participle of demit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for demitting
Verb
  • This was in reference to Tuesday’s piece of the Heat not only being a week or less away from waiving Terry Rozier, but also replacing him on the standard roster, most likely with one of the three current two-way players.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
  • That ruling led Williams to testify in his own defense, waiving his Fifth Amendment right and opening the door to introduce Franois’s statements in court.
    Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Insurance kept denying me anyway.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Chawinga is known for her help-defense — denying passes to players in those spaces, or even closing down the player sending in such crosses.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In September 2025, it was revealed that Ferguson sent an email to Epstein apologizing for publicly disowning him in a March 2011 interview with the Evening Standard.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The pastor approaches the line without fully disenchanting; a magician drawing attention to the trick without disowning its power.
    Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Roy was in his second job running a team in the league, following a three-year tenure with the Avalanche from 2013-16 that included winning the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year and abruptly resigning in the middle of the summer.
    CBS News, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • What the city got from some within the police department was more than 80 pages of complaints, criticisms and concerns about then-police chief Mikael Dahlstrom, allegations that led to him resigning in November after the city decided not to carry out a formal investigation.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • All three opening bids in the 2028 ideas primary lead by disclaiming any desire to raise taxes on the middle class.
    Editorial Board, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Or was the report merely compiling existing information and disclaiming accuracy of its opinions?
    Tim Reynolds, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Pins disavowing the Iranian regime’s crackdown on protesters (that featured the outline of Iran with a ribbon) were passed out to attendees of the Academy Awards luncheon in February, and could possibly appear on the Oscars carpet.
    Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 5 Mar. 2026
  • This is all linked to amnesty and disavowing violence if Hamas people want to stay there.
    Mariam Khan, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While the company is seen as relinquishing its multi-year lead on the technology, former Apple insiders said there's still hope.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The United States has offered Iran a 15-point proposal for a ceasefire that includes it relinquishing control of the strait, but at the same time has ordered thousands more troops to the region — possibly in preparation for a military attempt to wrest the waterway from Iran.
    David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Returning to the guitars that characterized the band’s earliest work without renouncing their latter-day synths, MacFarlane gives Graham’s ruminations an urgent tenderness.
    Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The association filed several lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the fee, including one that remains pending that argues there should be no cost for renouncing one’s citizenship.
    Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Demitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demitting. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.

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