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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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Also running against him would be Wes Streeting, who last month resigned as health secretary to plan his own leadership challenge.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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Stronach resigned as Magna’s chairman in 2011 and founded his own political party in his native Austria the following year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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Trump withdrew from the JCPOA agreement in 2018, during his first term as president.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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The Arkansas Department of Education first released a set of draft rules in November but withdrew them after the proposal drew hundreds of critical comments from parents and others for being too restrictive.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2026
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Originally foreseen as the second Air Jordan of Michael’s post-player era, the Air Jordan 16 was designed by Wilson Smith III after Tinker Hatfield relinquished the reins.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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The military relinquished its remaining ownership stake in the 1990s.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 June 2026
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One of his Greenlandic colleagues offered his own thoughts, then similarly retracted, lest his assertions affect Greenland’s new position of leverage.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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The farm retracted those statements five days later, but continued to dispute the cause of the outbreak and contest the agency’s findings.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 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 guilty plea was a stunning reversal for Heuermann who, according to his lawyer, tearfully denied being responsible for the killings after his arrest in 2023.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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The court filings said that Roa denied any involvement in the conspiracy.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Carrera can now only afford to take only one or two classes a semester after his in-state tuition was repealed.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2026
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The extension is expected to generate approximately $925,000 annually and will continue unless repealed by voters.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Some reported a few dozen microbe types, others more than 900, and one company even contradicted itself on the same sample.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2026
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However, other testimonies contradicted that claim and stated that Wacasey had custody of Trey following their 2017 divorce.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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