as in to abdicate
to give up (as a position of authority) formally
following the election, the incumbent cabinet members resigned their positions so the president could feel free to pick a new administration
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Recent Examples of resign
County Board members received an email July 8 announcing that Interim President and CEO Julie Esch had resigned from MCTS.
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Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025
He’s resigned himself to the idea that at one point or another, children are bound to take over for their parents.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 July 2025
The Department of Veterans Affairs, the largest civilian agency in the federal government, saw 17,000 employees resign since January and expects another 12,000 to leave by the end of September, according to Secretary Doug Collins.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Eric Garrett, who oversaw Ross’ department as CHA’s chief operating officer, resigned Jan. 3 and received around $87,200 per his separation agreement and Tribune calculations.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
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Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025
He’s resigned himself to the idea that at one point or another, children are bound to take over for their parents.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 July 2025
The Department of Veterans Affairs, the largest civilian agency in the federal government, saw 17,000 employees resign since January and expects another 12,000 to leave by the end of September, according to Secretary Doug Collins.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Eric Garrett, who oversaw Ross’ department as CHA’s chief operating officer, resigned Jan. 3 and received around $87,200 per his separation agreement and Tribune calculations.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resign
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And shame on the news media for abdicating their responsibility to amplify the truth.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 July 2025
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Davis said the township is abdicating its responsibility to remove the dogs from the neighborhood by placing blame squarely on the dog warden.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The program was created in 2010 by the La Jolla Community Foundation and subsequently was relinquished to the oversight of the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 July 2025
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Expensive, but necessary The Magic went hard after Desmond Bane of the Memphis Grizzlies, and had to relinquish a package that included four first-round picks, and a first-round pick swap to get him.—
Morten Stig Jensen,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Rather than coddle terrorists, all concerned parties should work to remove Hamas and establish a governing authority in Gaza—whether indigenous or imposed—that poses no threat to anyone, renounces terrorism, and seeks to live in peace.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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Ray plead guilty to King’s murder, but later renounced that plea and maintained his innocence until his death in 1998.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
22 July 2025
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“Resign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resign. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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