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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
There was no resignation or panic when the Sharks went down late.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
The issue is reminiscent of Milwaukee Public Schools' own problems with financial audit deadlines, which led to the resignation of former Superintendent Keith Posley and other top officials as the state withheld millions in state aid until reports were completed.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Strauber’s resignation was first reported by the news outlet The City.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
His resignation is effective immediately.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
The issue is reminiscent of Milwaukee Public Schools' own problems with financial audit deadlines, which led to the resignation of former Superintendent Keith Posley and other top officials as the state withheld millions in state aid until reports were completed.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Strauber’s resignation was first reported by the news outlet The City.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
His resignation is effective immediately.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resignation
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This sense of acceptance is debilitating in its own way.—
Saumya Roy,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
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Elevator operators are now a sign of prestige, but in the early days of this technology, their presence was essential to building trust and acceptance to evolve the social norm.—
Jason Corso,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Outside of the coach, his wife and his successor, Frank Solich, no one knew of Osborne’s impending retirement.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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America’s retirement outlook is getting brighter.—
Fiona Greig,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This burger beat out 600,000 fan submissions to get a spot on national menus, according to a press release.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The number of nominees will be proportional to the number of submissions in each genre with at least one nomination for each genre.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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So many questions remain unanswered about his messy departure from Nottingham Forest in September last year.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But for Coles, his indoctrination to law enforcement has been a different level of submissiveness.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
2 Dec. 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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And yet, as the deadline loomed, there were also legitimate reasons to temper such defeatism.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
1 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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“Resignation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resignation. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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