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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Much of central Saskatchewan received less than half an inch of rainfall in April and May, leaving many wetlands dry.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
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Among its 14 plant oils are argan kernel and rice bran, which regulate sebum production and loosen dead skin cells, respectively—and, together, leave your pores looking significantly smaller and your skin significantly smoother.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Mary Ceron is another homeowner who attempted to quit but ended up at a final hearing against her will.—
Mario Ariza,
ProPublica,
15 Sep. 2025
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That prompted a frustrated Webex engineer, Eric Yuan, to quit and start Zoom, which is why WebEx looks like a crude prototype of what Zoom became.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Resign (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resign%20%28from%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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