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as in acceptance
the action or condition of enduring hardship or discomfort without resisting or attempting to improve it
They had reached a state of resignation to being broke.
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as in retirement
the act or practice of giving up something (such as a job or position)
The senator abruptly announced his resignation following news of the scandal.
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Recent Examples of resignation
The coalition’s complaint accused Bondi — the 59-year-old former Florida attorney general and state attorney in the Tampa area — of playing a central role in the improper firings and resignations of numerous government lawyers during a four-month span at the helm of the Justice Department.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The prime minister’s resignation was accepted by Macron on Monday last week, when his government collapsed, before he was reappointed to his post on Friday.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
In recent polling by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, satisfaction with Abbas hovers at fifteen per cent, and demand for his resignation is overwhelming.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
On the agenda includes reorganizing the City Council to select a new mayor and address vacancies on several boards and commissions after Wallace’s resignation, said Sheree Juarez, a spokesperson for the city of South Lake Tahoe.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The prime minister’s resignation was accepted by Macron on Monday last week, when his government collapsed, before he was reappointed to his post on Friday.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
In recent polling by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, satisfaction with Abbas hovers at fifteen per cent, and demand for his resignation is overwhelming.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
On the agenda includes reorganizing the City Council to select a new mayor and address vacancies on several boards and commissions after Wallace’s resignation, said Sheree Juarez, a spokesperson for the city of South Lake Tahoe.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resignation
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But the film is most moving in its quieter moments, when the longest and most painful goodbye mellows into something like acceptance, tinged with gratitude for the moments that remain to be lived.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, questions about privacy and public acceptance will influence the extent to which this technology is adopted.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Social Security Administration will continue to issue retirement and disability benefits, but will furlough 12% of its staff and pause marketing campaigns, according to the agency’s shutdown plan.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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Madden said his bargaining unit has reached some agreements with Kaiser over basic issues, but members are still pushing for the health system to maintain workers’ health care, retirement and pension benefits.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Sponsors assume no responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or allegation of submissions.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, the Trinbagonian superstar would probably have been better off focusing his efforts on one submission.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
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Following her departure from the New York Times in 2020, Weiss sought out a market for her television skills without success.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Bain added that separation anxiety can be eased or prevented by gradually teaching canines to feel safe when alone, using enrichment such as toys or food puzzles, playing calming background noise, and keeping departures low-key.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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In Killers of the Flower Moon, his Ernest Burkhart starts off as a mopey, weak-minded World War One veteran, eager to do anything for his godfather uncle (Robert De Niro), but there’s still a certain likability to his dim-bulb submissiveness.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 Oct. 2025
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By contrast, maybe such language engenders a sense of defeatism, a belief in the inevitability of collapse which is collectively paralyzing.—
Ed Simon
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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This defeatism has been supported by a second, equally pernicious assumption: that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s commitment to subjugating Ukraine cannot be deterred.—
Michael Carpenter,
Foreign Affairs,
1 July 2025
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