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 key to making neutrality work for Ukraine is shaping it in a way that ensures that renunciation of NATO membership does not come at the expense of the country’s self-defense or its prospects for an economic and political future in the West.
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A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2022
Saxon through acquisition; Piper through renunciation.
—January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The conclave takes place only in the event of the pope's death or renunciation for personal reasons.
—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
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A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2022
Saxon through acquisition; Piper through renunciation.
—January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The conclave takes place only in the event of the pope's death or renunciation for personal reasons.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renunciation
Noun
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The ceremony last year stirred controversy because of the absence of the U.S. ambassador and other Western envoys in response to the Japanese city’s refusal to invite officials from Israel.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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Just after marking his sixth month in office, Trump is facing arguably the biggest public relations crisis of his second term as his base has broken with him over the Justice Department’s refusal to release documents detailing its investigation into Epstein.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Homeland Security Investigations told FOX 10 Phoenix that Yu entered the U.S. from Mexico in 2004 and that a federal immigration judge had issued a removal order in 2005, with subsequent appeals denied and a final appellate denial in 2016.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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The 2014 policy provided coverage for a long list of events but did not define any of the terms used, including 'economic sanctions' and 'denial of access' in the 2014 policy.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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