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
So the practice of love turns on a renunciation of control.
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Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
Syria The large question hanging over our Syria policy is whether the rebel group chiefly responsible for toppling the Assad regime, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or Organization for the Liberation of the Levant, is sincere in its renunciation of terrorism and Taliban-style Islamism.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
Yamaguchi’s spirituality and renunciation of materialism still found its way into his artistic practice.
—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
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Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
Syria The large question hanging over our Syria policy is whether the rebel group chiefly responsible for toppling the Assad regime, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or Organization for the Liberation of the Levant, is sincere in its renunciation of terrorism and Taliban-style Islamism.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
Yamaguchi’s spirituality and renunciation of materialism still found its way into his artistic practice.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renunciation
Noun
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Despite Gallot’s refusal to romanticize his workplace — indeed, because of it — his devotion paradoxically shines through.—
Sadie Stein,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Meanwhile, the Swiss hosts may just be hoping that by their refusal to take sides, the contest goes off without too much controversy.—
Andrew Jones,
NBC news,
15 May 2025
Noun
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That revenue is simply written off because appealing denials is too slow, expensive, and broken to fix manually.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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From Denial to Delay: The PR Playbook The UCS report also outlines how corporate PR strategies evolved over time—from denial to delay.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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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 24 May. 2025.
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