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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
The State Department did not provide numbers for the total number of Americans who have renounced their citizenship.
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Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
The State Department did not provide numbers for the total number of Americans who have renounced their citizenship.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Gaetano Milano, a sharpshooting young gangster who renounced the mafia and experienced a religious rebirth after gunning down one of New England’s most ruthless mob bosses, died early this week.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Born rich, yet sought a life of poverty Born into a merchant family in the Umbrian town of Assisi, in present-day Italy, around 1181, Francis famously renounced his family’s wealth.
—Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
Through the request, Franyelis renounced her claim to seek asylum in the United States and asked Reingold to let her self-deport.
—Maeva Bambuck, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa never renounced his allegiance to Al Qaeda and has ordered horrific attacks on Syrian Kurds, Druse and Bedouins to consolidate his power.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
But no evidence suggests that Gu has renounced her American citizenship.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
The story about a wave of California hippies who had renounced drugs and were getting high on Christ was five years old, but, like most trends that begin on the coasts and slowly work their way to the Midwest, the Jesus Revolution had finally come to Mason City, Iowa.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
The State Department did not provide numbers for the total number of Americans who have renounced their citizenship.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Gaetano Milano, a sharpshooting young gangster who renounced the mafia and experienced a religious rebirth after gunning down one of New England’s most ruthless mob bosses, died early this week.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Born rich, yet sought a life of poverty Born into a merchant family in the Umbrian town of Assisi, in present-day Italy, around 1181, Francis famously renounced his family’s wealth.
—Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
Through the request, Franyelis renounced her claim to seek asylum in the United States and asked Reingold to let her self-deport.
—Maeva Bambuck, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa never renounced his allegiance to Al Qaeda and has ordered horrific attacks on Syrian Kurds, Druse and Bedouins to consolidate his power.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
But no evidence suggests that Gu has renounced her American citizenship.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
The story about a wave of California hippies who had renounced drugs and were getting high on Christ was five years old, but, like most trends that begin on the coasts and slowly work their way to the Midwest, the Jesus Revolution had finally come to Mason City, Iowa.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renounced
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Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad, who is seen as the potential political heir of 80-year-old President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has resigned, according to a decision published in Brazil’s official gazette Friday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Those had been there longer were also a part of the reduction in force or resigned soon after.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2026
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As a result, the would-be Crowsnest developer, VT Crowfoot Valley Landco LLC, withdrew their annexation petition.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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However, five of the players withdrew their asylum claims, while two members stayed in Australia, according to media reports.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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Microsoft relinquished its right to be OpenAI’s exclusive cloud provider, but retained a clause that requires all of OpenAI’s API calls, or calls to access its AI models, to be routed through Azure, the reporting noted.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
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After Herzog relinquished the podium, several other speakers riffed on these themes.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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Amnesty said Mohammadi denied the charges and retracted his confessions in court, saying they were extracted under torture.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Amnesty said Mohammadi denied the charges and retracted his confessions in court, saying they were extracted under torture.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Responsibility cannot be lost; it can only be abdicated.—
Rich Harwood,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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That means 4 out of every 5 fellow citizens of our state abdicated their civic responsibility.—
Otis Moss III,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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The drones must use GPS but also function when signals are denied.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Takaichi and her ministers have denied that Washington officially requested Japanese warships sent to the Strait of Hormuz.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Last month, the EPA repealed the endangerment finding, which affirmed the dangers of greenhouse gas emissions and underpinned the agency’s ability to regulate those emissions from vehicles.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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If the Legislature wanted to really help the city with its finances, then bring back the modest New York City commuter tax that was wrongly repealed on May 17, 1999.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuit focused on how the video contradicted the police version of what happened inside Turner’s apartment after his girlfriend called 911 for medical help.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Investigators said the footage contradicted her statements and showed both participating in the thefts.—
Skyler Shepard,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Renounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renounced. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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