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
  • Miami signed safety Tanner Wall and claimed cornerback Ahmari Harvey off waivers from the Pittsburgh Steelers while also waiving quarterback Mark Gronowski and safety Omar Brown.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
  • If there’s a car around which needs charge, and an empty stall, invite the car over, possibly even waiving the plug-in fee rather than going idle.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of waiving
Verb
  • The letter from the state Attorney General’s Office asserts that Menlo Park improperly changed its reasons for denying a streamlined approval process for the residential portion of the project.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • There’s no denying that rhetoric over the bear hunt, which was approved by the state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission last summer, boiled over.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of denying
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
Definition of disowning
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  • Former chief continues to collect pay Dustman, who served as chief from 2022 to 2025, has received at least $100,000 since resigning, The Star previously revealed.
    — Ben Wheeler August 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Ekeler was previously special teams coordinator at Nebraska and Tennessee in recent years, while Patterson hasn’t coached full-time since resigning from TCU in 2021.
    — Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 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
  • But as a candidate for governor, Hong had softened her tone while not disavowing her past statements.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • Progressive leaders on Monday sought to validate the success of Platner’s campaign in energizing Maine voters while disavowing Platner.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of disavowing
Verb
  • America is the ultimate answer to the pogrom, and to the emancipation Europe offered on the condition of relinquishing Jewish ethnic and cultural distinctiveness.
    — Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Giudice survived prison, divorce and years of family warfare without relinquishing her place at the center of New Jersey.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of relinquishing
Verb
  • The 2019 Business Roundtable statement renouncing MSV changed rhetoric.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Mark Ford Rosemary Tonks emulated French Symbolist poets before converting to Christianity and renouncing all her own works.
    — The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
Definition of renouncing
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