relinquishes

verb

present tense third-person singular of relinquish
1
as in surrenders
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress the boy reluctantly relinquished the illegal fireworks to the police officer

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2
as in resigns
to give up (as a position of authority) formally the retiring CEO relinquished his position to the company's vice president with very mixed feelings

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Recent Examples of relinquishes Could this be the anarchic mind that emerges when the ego relinquishes its hold? — Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026 If a player chooses not to negotiate with the Panthers, that player will be unable to sign elsewhere, unless Carolina relinquishes his rights by not offering him a tender. — Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026 As Buffett relinquishes the helm, investors are increasingly focused on what disappears with him. — Yun Li, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026 The first rule of power politics is that nobody relinquishes authority willingly. — Bobby Ghosh, Time, 16 Oct. 2025 In a street vacation, the city relinquishes the right of way or public service easement to an adjacent property owner or owners. — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relinquishes
  1. surrenders
  2. resigns
  3. renders
  4. abdicates
  5. delivers
  6. renounces
  7. cedes
Verb
  • After five books that try to interpret Elizabeth Taylor, Waters simply surrenders to the vision.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the Harford County Humane Society tells CBS News Baltimore there have been 140 owner surrenders through the county's animal control this summer, which is double last summer's total.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of surrenders
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  • Stevens’ longtime chief of staff resigns in response, and other members of her staff were expected to follow.
    — Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Continue reading … ETHICAL STANDARDS — Dartmouth provost resigns over undisclosed AI use.
    — , FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of resigns
Verb
  • Even a modest homelab server should have no trouble running the Terminus package, which acts as an API point that takes in information, renders the designs, and sends them to your e-paper display.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
  • For early adopters, a useful experiment is comparing how the same photo renders across ChatGPT and Google Shopping to see which engine best fits a personal style discovery process.
    — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of renders
Verb
  • When the state abdicates its duty, the people must step in.
    — William Morris, Des Moines Register, 17 Mar. 2026
  • When the federal government abdicates its responsibility for public health, states, localities, and communities of experts can still try to fill the void.
    — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Definition of abdicates
Verb
  • GuangYu utilized extensive in-house manufacturing capabilities to wrap the chassis in lightweight carbon-fiber panels to create a vehicle that delivers a staggering 370 hp per metric ton.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Blue Origin has developed a new rocket engine that delivers more thrust with significantly less hardware.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of delivers
Verb
  • The possibility of revising Article 9 of Japan’s constitution, which renounces war and prohibits a traditional standing army, is no longer taboo in Tokyo.
    — David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Japan has recently taken steps to expand its defense posture, including lifting its ban on lethal arms exports and mulling changes to Article 9 of its constitution, which renounces war and the maintenance of armed forces.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 31 May 2026
Definition of renounces
Verb
  • Staying home only cedes more influence to the political insiders and operatives ginning up all of this toxicity in the first place.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
  • History suggests that Democrats will gain seats, as the party in power usually cedes representation in the midterms.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of cedes

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