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demitting

verb

present participle of demit
as in waiving

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demitting
  1. waiving
  2. denying
  3. disowning
  4. resigning
  5. disclaiming
  6. disavowing
  7. relinquishing
  8. renouncing
Verb
  • In a rare and largely unprecedented move for a death penalty case, Kosowski represented himself, waiving his right to a jury trial and allowing a judge in Pinellas County, Florida, to decide his fate.
    — Lauren del Valle, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Some states are waiving gas taxes as prices soar.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of waiving
Verb
  • In addition to denying Moore’s motion to vacate the arbitration award, Carter granted a motion by the WTA Tour, which was represented by Bradley Ruskin and other attorneys from Proskauer Rose, to confirm the award.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The case stemmed from a former University of Arizona professor who sued the school for denying and delaying his records requests.
    — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of denying
Verb
  • Hong Kong's stablecoin licensing further illustrates this, approving only HKD tokens while publicly disowning any CNH stablecoin claims.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The platforms that helped usher in the generative AI boom are now trying to clean up the mess without disowning the technology behind it.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of disowning
Verb
  • The previous investigations were stalled because Haitian judges kept resigning from the case, fearing for their lives, and gangs seized control of the downtown Port-au-Prince courthouse where the judges were interrogating suspects.
    — EVENS SANON, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In a memorandum sent to school board members Wednesday, Hill claimed board members tried to extort her into resigning.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of resigning
Verb
  • The method used by players’ associations to litigate against leagues who lock out players is decertification, or the similar step of disclaiming interest.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of disclaiming
Verb
  • Savoray returned the next morning with printouts of news articles showing that Netanyahu was disavowing him.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • El-Sayed sought to distance himself from the controversy, calling antisemitism a scourge and saying Piker does not speak for the campaign, but not disavowing Piker himself.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of disavowing
Verb
  • One panel was falling, then smashing on the path, lead relinquishing its long grip on the glass.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Venus Venus will soon be relinquishing its dominance of the early evening sky.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of relinquishing
Verb
  • Eric Lai, a senior fellow with the Georgetown Center for Asian Law, said every actor in Hong Kong civil society who assumed that renouncing violence and working within the law would be fine has to revise that assumption.
    — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That starts with renouncing the use of military intervention as a first resort and ending the practice of diplomacy by airstrike.
    — MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of renouncing
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“Demitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demitting. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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