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as in resigned
to give up (as a position of authority) formally
in wake of the corruption scandal, the congressman was forced to renounce his seat in the House
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as in withdrew
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
after another failed romance he vowed that he was renouncing the world and becoming a monk
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Recent Examples of renounced
What follows are dozens of examples of how those whose names are familiar (or aren’t) and legendary (or infamous) for their actions while representing the state have been embraced (or renounced) by the rest of the country and beyond.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
She’s since voted to block military aid to Israel and renounced the group.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 June 2026
The former monarch renounced her title in January 2024 on the 52nd anniversary of her accession.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
Beijing has never renounced the use of force to unify Taiwan with the Chinese mainland.
—Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 14 May 2026
Philip Fong | Afp | Getty Images Japan renounced war under Article 9 of its post-World War II pacifist constitution.
—Sam Meredith,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
If an ancestor renounced citizenship, rights to Canadian citizenship end there.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
Should the chain of citizenship break somewhere along the line, however, where an ancestor renounced their citizenship, rights to Canadian citizenship end there.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
The German Jews were the founders of American Reform Judaism, which renounced dietary laws, bar mitzvahs, and Zionism.
—Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
She’s since voted to block military aid to Israel and renounced the group.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 June 2026
The former monarch renounced her title in January 2024 on the 52nd anniversary of her accession.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
Beijing has never renounced the use of force to unify Taiwan with the Chinese mainland.
—Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 14 May 2026
Philip Fong | Afp | Getty Images Japan renounced war under Article 9 of its post-World War II pacifist constitution.
—Sam Meredith,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
If an ancestor renounced citizenship, rights to Canadian citizenship end there.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
Should the chain of citizenship break somewhere along the line, however, where an ancestor renounced their citizenship, rights to Canadian citizenship end there.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
The German Jews were the founders of American Reform Judaism, which renounced dietary laws, bar mitzvahs, and Zionism.
—Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renounced
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The meeting was the agency’s first since FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
29 May 2026
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Dustman resigned from the department in August 2025.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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Less than a week later, the UA withdrew the offer.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
29 May 2026
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Historians say the original Liberty Pole was erected as British forces withdrew from New York following their defeat in the Revolutionary War, a symbolic act meant to assert American independence and taunt departing troops.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Rudin relinquished his Broadway producing duties in 2021 following allegations of bullying but returned last season with a transfer of Little Bear Ridge Road, also starring Metcalf.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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In West Oakland, an old Greyhound terminal on Market Street converted to 102 apartments nearly a mile from a BART station relinquished the building back to the lender last year.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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Just last month, the jet retracted its landing gear for the first time, revealing how the aircraft will look when in full flight.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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But the flip side of love for a brand is hate and woe when customers feel betrayed—when the service falls short or a beloved perk is retracted.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Queen Elizabeth's uncle Edward VIII abdicated the throne within a year of his ascension in order to marry a two-time divorcée, Wallis Simpson.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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The Thorns were so concerned with Chawinga in that moment that the two defenders who went to try to force her onto her left foot completely abdicated the space that Hopkins was targeting with her run forward.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026
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The governors, Alfonso Durazo of Sonora and Américo Villarreal Anaya of Tamaulipas, denied any wrongdoing and called accusations against them an attempt to undermine Mexican sovereignty.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Mullin denied the accusations, saying said his agency was not racist.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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After yearlong protests from farmers across the country, Modi repealed the controversial laws in November 2021.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Massachusetts has implemented rent control three separate times, with the latest rent control law being repealed by voters in a 1994 ballot initiative.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2026
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The observation contradicted the normal tendency of mixed materials to remain blended.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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Shortly after, Erika Christakis, associate head of one of Yale’s residential colleges, contradicted the email.—
Ingrid A. Nelson,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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