RESIGN (FROM) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

resign (from)

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Definition of resign (from)

as in to leave

to give up (a job or office) resigned from the company after the news broke that he had been falsifying financial statements for years

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That leaves Christina Koch as the only crew member still on the active astronaut rolls.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Giffords was shot during an assassination attempt in 2011 but has stayed active in politics since leaving Congress.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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