as in passive
receiving or enduring without offering resistance
I am resigned to the fact that I'll never make the list of the 400 richest Americans
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as in relinquished
to give up (as a position of authority) formally
following the election, the incumbent cabinet members resigned their positions so the president could feel free to pick a new administration
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Recent Examples of resigned
Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Some of the more jarring sequences remain amusing despite their brashness: At one point, for example, Mickey narrates a shocking vignette—about a psychopath on Earth who printed multiple copies of himself to carry out grisly murders—with the resigned, wary tone of an office worker.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Under pressure, Columbia University agreed to a $220 million settlement, the University of Pennsylvania revoked records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas and presidents resigned from the University of Virginia and Northwestern University.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
In recent weeks, a number of artists canceled planned appearances and resigned positions associated with the center.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Some of the more jarring sequences remain amusing despite their brashness: At one point, for example, Mickey narrates a shocking vignette—about a psychopath on Earth who printed multiple copies of himself to carry out grisly murders—with the resigned, wary tone of an office worker.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
Then, whether by arrangement (probably so) or not, Weld resigned as governor in 1997 to unsuccessfully pursue the ambassadorship to Mexico.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Under pressure, Columbia University agreed to a $220 million settlement, the University of Pennsylvania revoked records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas and presidents resigned from the University of Virginia and Northwestern University.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resigned
Adjective
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An overhang on the stock Buffett, who’s typically a passive investor, let it be known that his successor Greg Abel had expressed concerns about the breakup deal to Kraft Heinz a week ago, which didn’t make a difference even coming from its largest shareholder.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
7 Sep. 2025
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The headset also has a terrific active and passive noise cancellation ability and is incredibly comfortable.—
Sherrie Nachman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Communist Party leaders dismissed the Tibetan leader’s Strasbourg proposal in 1988, in which the Dalai Lama relinquished the demand for full independence and instead proposed genuine autonomy for Tibet under Chinese sovereignty.—
Tenzin Dorjee,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
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She had been relinquished by her owner to another shelter for chronically attacking her own tail.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The pawrent, who uses the social media tag @dollythesassysausage, shared the unconventional tactic of tying the lead of their sausage dog, Dolly, to their sibling's dog—an obedient cocker spaniel called Cooper.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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The Golem was a powerful, obedient protector, performing tasks and defending the ghetto.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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Why had Congress abdicated its power to set tariffs?—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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In the wake of this violence, California’s feckless Democrat leaders have completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens.—
Tara Suter,
The Hill,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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That's bad news for Arizonans hoping to catch a sight of the spacecraft soaring overheard, but those willing to make a trip to the launch site in the neighboring state will still be treated to an incredible view of the Falcon 9 blasting off from the ground.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Bantin's post suggests the developer wasn't willing to compromise the port's quality by squeezing that content through the relatively narrow 400 MB/s bus of a physical Switch 2 card.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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Eventually, however, Lowell’s ideas were discredited—Schiaparelli, once an ally, renounced them—and the world moved on.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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Beijing has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control.—
Karen Lema,
Reuters,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Where Chelsea’s domestic overseers have been largely acquiescent to their accounting ingenuity, the same can’t be said abroad.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Netanyahu appears convinced that his country’s security, along with his own political survival, depends on prolonging the military offensives and keeping both Gaza and Lebanon ungovernable, and therefore acquiescent.—
Mohanad Hage Ali,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Nov. 2024
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Maybe masculinity still does mean taking care of and protecting your partner, being the breadwinner and remaining stoic all the same.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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During his first postgame press conference at UNC, Bill Belichick maintained the stoic demeanor that became synonymous with his lengthy run with the New England Patriots.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Resigned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resigned. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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