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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
Officials in Oakdale are accepting applications for the vacant seat on the Oakdale City Council following the resignation of council member Susan Willenbring.
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Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
After his resignation, Bauman disappeared from public life for several years.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Since 2021, the police department and city offices have been rocked by several resignations and terminations.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
Her resignation was seen as an act of protest against a proposal brought by board members to divide the school district.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2025
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Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
After his resignation, Bauman disappeared from public life for several years.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Since 2021, the police department and city offices have been rocked by several resignations and terminations.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
Her resignation was seen as an act of protest against a proposal brought by board members to divide the school district.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resignation
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Evolving Security And Identity Verification As personal identification evolves, banks and credit unions will need to assess the security, verification and acceptance of digital IDs.—
Deep Varma,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Audiences may have responded variably—with titillation, acceptance, or shock, depending on the individual—but no one could say the film industry wasn’t inclusive of different relationship story arcs.—
Betsy Golden Kellem,
JSTOR Daily,
25 June 2025
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Along with the 1-800 wait time information, the Social Security metrics page also included processing time for retirement, survivor, and Medicare benefits.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Welch spent his retirement in glory; Kozlowski spent six years in jail.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Poirier failed to unify the title, losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov by submission at UFC 242 in September 2019.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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The 46th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards received more than 2200 submissions from the calendar year of 2024, and nominations were judged by a pool of more than 980 people from across the television and streaming/digital media news and documentary community.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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The restaurant, open since 1996 and once recognized on a Texas Monthly list of the state’s best breakfasts, closed June 14 with the departure of operator Brenda Lester.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2025
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Tesla, which earlier this month saw the departure of its humanoid robot program director, did not reply to a Fortune request for a statement.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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Too often the effect has been to make the GOP put lipstick on defeatism.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
19 June 2025
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Shot entirely in France, the movie renders its ideas of romantic melancholy and Agathe’s default romantic defeatism in ways that reassure the audience every second.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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“Resignation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resignation. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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