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
Yamaguchi’s spirituality and renunciation of materialism still found its way into his artistic practice.
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Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
This new phase should be presented as a celebration of Europe’s achievements, not a renunciation of the project.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
The very public renunciation sent shock waves through the world of philanthropy, and both donors and institutions reeled.
—Mary Holland, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
Conclusion: Agency Portals as Fragile as Cobwebs Despite Biden’s renunciation of the Trump project, many guidance documents remain unburied.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
This new phase should be presented as a celebration of Europe’s achievements, not a renunciation of the project.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
The very public renunciation sent shock waves through the world of philanthropy, and both donors and institutions reeled.
—Mary Holland, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
Conclusion: Agency Portals as Fragile as Cobwebs Despite Biden’s renunciation of the Trump project, many guidance documents remain unburied.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renunciation
Noun
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King’s relentless advocacy and refusal to accept the status quo made the U.S. Open the first major tournament to offer equal prize money in 1973.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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With his occasionally brusque manner, his maniacal secrecy about team selection and his refusal to explain his tactical decisions, Luis Enrique put a few noses out of joint in the French media.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In cases of denial, individuals do not simply disappear from government records.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Griffin sees optimism not as denial but as a filter that separates what matters from what’s merely alarming headlines.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The feats, the ecstasies, the prostrations and abnegations.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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The explicit and quasi-religious abnegation of the right to violent self-defense put the national committee at odds with one of its key allies during the Saturday march: Black Lives Matter.—
Samantha Eyler,
Foreign Affairs,
31 Jan. 2017
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“Renunciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renunciation. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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