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
Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
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
Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Ian Roberts resigned from the Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) district this week following his arrest by immigration authorities.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
If 28 Days Later presaged our post-9/11 paranoia and dread, 28 Years Later settles into the resigned gloom of our modern age, where everything is rubbish and only getting worse.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
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
Verb
Bench coach John Gibbons resigned, catching coach Glenn Sherlock announced his retirement, while assistant pitching coach Desi Druschel and bullpen coach José Rosado were given permission to speak to other teams pending the selection of a new pitching coach.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Ian Roberts resigned from the Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) district this week following his arrest by immigration authorities.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resigned
Adjective
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Hughes and others began resisting orders in passive ways, showing up late or taking patrols extra slowly.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Their bigger struggle in 2024-25 was open-play creativity, with too many passive moves against low blocks that did not result in quality opportunities.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For decades after that, most parents who relinquished infants for adoption did not expect to see or hear from those children again.—
Nicole Chung,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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Fogerty signed a deal with Fantasy Records in 1968 but relinquished his artist royalties to owner Saul Zaentz in 1980 to get out of the contract, according to Billboard.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Tyrell Corporation, a powerful company that created the replicants and profits from sending them to work on distant colonies, sees them as nothing more than obedient workers.—
Claire A. Simmers,
The Conversation,
25 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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Philippe's grandfather, King Leopold III, also abdicated in 1951 amid a political crisis in an effort to safeguard the monarchy.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Instead of standing as a safeguard, Congress has abdicated its responsibility and has been a rubber stamp for the president’s unconstitutional whims.—
Trena Turner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Democrats and Republicans in Congress have been playing the blame game this week, accusing the other of not being willing to negotiate.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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One can make the case that many voters are also willing to be selective in their vision—the right’s defense of free speech gathered steam despite the Republican Party suffering from even more seemingly intractable internal contradictions on the issue.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Advertisement Lee also renounced any concept of gender roles, longing for full social equality regardless of gender or race.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Beijing views Taiwan as its own territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring Taipei under its control.—
Jan Camenzind Broomby,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The president has been calling aggressively for lower rates and a more acquiescent Fed.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
17 Sep. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Schauffele, the stoic American leader, calmly clapped out of respect.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The most devastating moments come when the anguished player gives way to the smiling father and the stoic partner.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Resigned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resigned. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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