as in refusal
the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired
his sudden renunciation of his smoking habit pleased his whole family
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Recent Examples of renunciation
British psychiatrist Humphry Osmond, who took part in a peyote ceremony with a First Nations group the Red Pheasant Band in Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1956, intuited the necessity of community, empathy, and ego renunciation during the psychedelic process.
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Erica Rex,
STAT,
19 Feb. 2026
Keep in mind, though, that renunciation is considered permanent.
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Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
Annual renunciations surged to a record high of 6,705 in 2020, with numbers remaining elevated ever since, according to immigration services company Boundless.
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Medora Lee,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
The Court held that Congress has no power under the Constitution to divest a person of his United States citizenship absent his voluntary renunciation of it.
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Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2025
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Erica Rex,
STAT,
19 Feb. 2026
Keep in mind, though, that renunciation is considered permanent.
—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
Annual renunciations surged to a record high of 6,705 in 2020, with numbers remaining elevated ever since, according to immigration services company Boundless.
—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
The Court held that Congress has no power under the Constitution to divest a person of his United States citizenship absent his voluntary renunciation of it.
—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renunciation
Noun
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Wilson was devastated by losing debates about the design of Congress and the presidency, and in particular by the convention’s refusal to acknowledge the centrality of regular people to the government.
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Roosevelt’s refusal settled, for a century, that in America only the people are sovereign.
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Safety net hospitals also have fewer resources than more affluent hospitals to deal with denials from Medicaid managed care organizations, which occur when health insurers and other organizations that administer Medicaid benefits for the state deny payment for certain claims.
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The same pattern of denial appeared in law as well.
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Not one for false abnegation of words distorted by smears, Rushdie doubles down on his right to freedom of expression, defending his dissent from religious orthodoxy.
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That, for me, feels like an abnegation of our responsibility in theater.
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“Renunciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renunciation. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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