as in left
to give up (a job or office)
resigned from the company after the news broke that he had been falsifying financial statements for years
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quit
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Yes, some people drank so much that they got fired and hit on random people and drove drunk—those people should obviously quit.—
Sarah Miller,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026 -
The Face of the Band Leaves In 1985, strung out from the road and eager to focus on his solo career, Cetera quit Chicago.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
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“Resigned (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resigned%20%28from%29. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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