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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 resignations
This is Fortune 500 Power Moves, a column tracking executive shifts—from appointments and promotions to resignations and retirements—within the highest ranks of Fortune 500 companies.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Prior to both of their resignations, another employee of the Miss USA organization, the social media director, also resigned from her post.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Over the past 10 months, EOIR has lost more than 125 judges to firings and voluntary resignations, down from about 700 judges at the start of the year.
—NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
The organization 4 Day Week Global, which runs four-day workweek trials worldwide, said participating companies experienced a 42 percent decrease in employee resignations and a 36 percent increase in revenue.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the Young Republican National Federation called for the immediate resignations of leaders in the organization exposed in a Politico story to have sent racist, antisemitic and other derogatory text messages to one another in a private chat.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
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.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
When resignations happen alongside an election, the board has the option to fill those seats with the top vote-getters on the current ballot rather than fill them at a later date, said LJVMA President AJ Johnson.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
The agency has been put through the wringer in recent months, facing a deadly shooting at its headquarters in Atlanta; losing key leaders to either firings or resignations; and losing 600 employees in an August layoff.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 2 Oct. 2025
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Prior to both of their resignations, another employee of the Miss USA organization, the social media director, also resigned from her post.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Over the past 10 months, EOIR has lost more than 125 judges to firings and voluntary resignations, down from about 700 judges at the start of the year.
—NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
The organization 4 Day Week Global, which runs four-day workweek trials worldwide, said participating companies experienced a 42 percent decrease in employee resignations and a 36 percent increase in revenue.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the Young Republican National Federation called for the immediate resignations of leaders in the organization exposed in a Politico story to have sent racist, antisemitic and other derogatory text messages to one another in a private chat.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
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.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
When resignations happen alongside an election, the board has the option to fill those seats with the top vote-getters on the current ballot rather than fill them at a later date, said LJVMA President AJ Johnson.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
The agency has been put through the wringer in recent months, facing a deadly shooting at its headquarters in Atlanta; losing key leaders to either firings or resignations; and losing 600 employees in an August layoff.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resignations
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Why Youthful Energy and Continuity Matter Underneath the headlines about aging advisors and looming retirements, a new generation of financial professionals is emerging.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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This is Fortune 500 Power Moves, a column tracking executive shifts—from appointments and promotions to resignations and retirements—within the highest ranks of Fortune 500 companies.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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But on Sunday, only about 56% of Newark’s departures were on time, and the Orlando airport reported that only about 70% of its flights were on time, according to Cirium.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Filming on the series, which started in September, is currently continuing, not impacted by the departures, for a midseason premiere on CBS.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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