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
The conclave takes place only in the event of the pope's death or renunciation for personal reasons.
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Erdoğan may need Kurdish support to run again Some analysts have said public suggestions by Erdoğan's political allies that Ocalan, the 75-year-old PKK leader, could be released in return for a renunciation of violence, form part of an effort to woo Kurdish voters.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 1 Mar. 2025
Enacted after the Civil War as a renunciation of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford, which held that Black people are not citizens of the U.S., the birthright citizenship clause has been relatively uncontested since 1868.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
So the practice of love turns on a renunciation of control.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Erdoğan may need Kurdish support to run again Some analysts have said public suggestions by Erdoğan's political allies that Ocalan, the 75-year-old PKK leader, could be released in return for a renunciation of violence, form part of an effort to woo Kurdish voters.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 1 Mar. 2025
Enacted after the Civil War as a renunciation of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford, which held that Black people are not citizens of the U.S., the birthright citizenship clause has been relatively uncontested since 1868.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
So the practice of love turns on a renunciation of control.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renunciation
Noun
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Each witness stated Cassie did not want the police involved, with security corroborating Cassie's refusal to call law enforcement officials.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright , Kirill Clark,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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The following guide is the definitive travel companion for pop culture lovers, adventurers, and anyone who’s ever related to Victoria Ratliff’s (Parker Posey) refusal to live an uncomfortable life.—
Ashlee Marie Preston,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Even under ideal conditions, restaurants operate on the tightest of margins, and these denials have been a death knell for some.—
Sofia Perez,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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In collaboration with the firm’s Civil Law Reform Unit and pro bono partners, the team also brings class action lawsuits to enjoin federal immigration policies, such as the denial of relief.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
29 June 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 4 Jul. 2025.
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