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as in to abdicate
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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resign (from)

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verb (2)

as in to leave
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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resigned

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adjective

resigned

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verb (3)

past tense of resign

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Recent Examples of resign
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County Board members received an email July 8 announcing that Interim President and CEO Julie Esch had resigned from MCTS. Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025 He’s resigned himself to the idea that at one point or another, children are bound to take over for their parents. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 July 2025
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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 The goat had a resigned look in her eyes as the rancher pressed her udder and aimed a stream of milk into a tall cup. Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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But Carter resigned from the Navy in 1953 after his father died. Kathy Lohr, NPR, 29 Dec. 2024 In 2023, Ward served as head coach of the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL but resigned after one 3-7 season. Doug Haller, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for resign
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  • Just as an automobile produced in 1911 lacked seat belts and airbags, these older nuclear designs lacked the layered passive safety systems that are now standard in Generation III and III+ designs.
    Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
  • These gestures are meaningful, but passive concern will not protect us.
    Brian Strauss, Time, 30 July 2025
Adjective
  • Life will be much easier for the AI maker by forcing the AI to be fully obedient.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • Tatras are a large livestock guardian breed originating from the Tatra Mountains in Poland, while golden retrievers are a popular choice as family pets due to their gentle and obedient nature.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
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  • Skubal likely won't take a hometown discount if the front office isn't willing to chase a World Series at the trade deadline.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
  • Collins has garnered a reputation for being one of the few congressional Republicans willing to tell Trump no.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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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  • The wildcard: Swiatek, normally stoic and focused on the court, has occasionally seemed distracted or at odds with herself this season.
    Corey Seymour, Vogue, 11 July 2025
  • Whether your preference is seaside towns, Olympic stadiums, stoic statues or artistic arches, Greece has plenty to fill your cellphone’s camera roll and offer you an unforgettable experience.
    Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
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  • The postwar order had once been more tolerant of ambiguity in international rules and institutions.
    STACIE E. GODDARD, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
  • Accident tolerant fuels may offer important technological advances to increase the safety of U.S. nuclear power plants.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
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  • These prices tend to reflect the higher yielding asking price versus the lower yielding bid price.
    Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Net interest income for the quarter was $72.2 million, compared to $62.2 million in the previous year, driven by growth in higher yielding loans, primarily from CCBX.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024

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“Resign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resign. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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