as in abdicating
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 resigning
Six months after resigning, Phillips has yet to turn over any records.
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Kelsy Mittauer,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Misan Harriman, chair of London’s Southbank Centre, is resigning following accusations of sharing antisemitic posts.
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Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
24 June 2026
What gets missed is the reality that 120% today might mean 40% tomorrow due to burnout, or 0% because that individual ends up resigning.
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Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Now managing the Rangers, Schumaker guided the Marlins for two years before resigning following the 2024 season.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Under the agreement, Hill would be required to provide at least 60 days written notice before resigning, though the board could accept an earlier departure date.
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Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
And without Burnham’s presence, no Labour leadership race can really materialize despite seven ministers resigning from Starmer’s government since a drubbing for the party in May’s local elections, which do not affect the national government but provide an important indication of the public’s mood.
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Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Since resigning in 2021, Kelly has worked as a planning and public relations consultant through her firm NK Strategies.
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Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
Rangers were seriously interested in resigning him.
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Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Kelsy Mittauer,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Misan Harriman, chair of London’s Southbank Centre, is resigning following accusations of sharing antisemitic posts.
—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
24 June 2026
What gets missed is the reality that 120% today might mean 40% tomorrow due to burnout, or 0% because that individual ends up resigning.
—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Now managing the Rangers, Schumaker guided the Marlins for two years before resigning following the 2024 season.
—
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Under the agreement, Hill would be required to provide at least 60 days written notice before resigning, though the board could accept an earlier departure date.
—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
And without Burnham’s presence, no Labour leadership race can really materialize despite seven ministers resigning from Starmer’s government since a drubbing for the party in May’s local elections, which do not affect the national government but provide an important indication of the public’s mood.
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Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Since resigning in 2021, Kelly has worked as a planning and public relations consultant through her firm NK Strategies.
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Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
Rangers were seriously interested in resigning him.
—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resigning
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They’d be upset about Article One of the Constitution, the legislative branch abdicating its powers; that is, the people’s power to wage war and to levy tariffs.
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Dinello was right, and The Late Show eventually became late night’s ratings leader—a throne that CBS is now voluntarily abdicating.
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Iran also demanded in early April the right to collect tolls as a precondition for relinquishing its chokehold on the strait.
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In 2023, ten years after relinquishing the kneeling figures, the Met gave a further 14 items from its collection back to Cambodia.
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Corbett, of Palatine, announced his independent candidacy days after renouncing the current state of the Republican Party and dropping his consulting business work with GOP contenders.
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The program calls for the recognition of Israel and renouncing armed struggle, effectively sidelining Hamas and other factions.
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