resignation

noun

Definition of resignationnext
1
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 agent opened an unread email, followed an instruction embedded in the message and sent a resignation letter to the user's boss instead. — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Opposition lawmakers held placards and shouted slogans seeking Pradhan’s resignation outside the Parliament building and then disrupted proceedings inside, forcing the chambers to be repeatedly suspended. — Reuters, NBC news, 23 July 2026 The student protest started on June 6, demanding the resignation of India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, blaming him for the exam paper leaks that happened in May. — Priyanka Salve,raksha Murali, CNBC, 23 July 2026 Google has also been hit with a wave of resignations among its top AI researchers. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for resignation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resignation
  1. acceptance
  2. retirement
  3. submission
  4. departure
  5. submissiveness
  6. defeatism
Noun
  • On the other hand, brands are recognizing the impact creators can have on the acceptance and use of their products and services, but they are being forced to rethink whether one-off influencer campaigns are enough for the next phase of growth.
    — Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Growing societal acceptance of and support for working mothers is part of that change, as is an NWSL collective-bargaining agreement featuring protections and provisions for mothers and childcare.
    — PJ Green July 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of acceptance
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  • One of the founding Avengers, Clint has been in semi-retirement ever since.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • If your company offers a 4% match dollar-for-dollar, that’s an extra $4,000 toward retirement.
    — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 20 July 2026
Definition of retirement
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  • To prevent speculation that drives up land price without actual construction, the zoning benefits would be granted only on submission of building-permit applications.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Candid replaces that process with AI agents and a rules engine trained on the submission quirks of more than 1,000 payers, so claims go out correctly the first time.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Definition of submission
Noun
  • Kevin De Bruyne’s departure in summer 2025, Bernardo Silva’s this off-season and questions over Rodri’s future mean City need to rebuild the most important part of their creaking winning machine.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Back on the calendar with presentations are Leonard, which has not yet announced a creative director following the departure of Georg Lux in December; Chinese label Didu, and fashion veteran Xuly Bët.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
Definition of departure
Noun
  • Attraction is a function of parentage and looks and submissiveness.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
  • But for Coles, his indoctrination to law enforcement has been a different level of submissiveness.
    — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Definition of submissiveness
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  • At its highest points, Carve provides an angry rejoinder to that kind of defeatism.
    — Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Defeating defeatism is at the heart of Kuma’s philosophy.
    — Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
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