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
Without Yoon resigning, the opposition party worked to enact impeachment proceedings against the president.
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Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Shortly before resigning, Tavares announced Stellantis would lay off 1,100 Ohio Jeep plant employees, a move that has since been rolled back by the company.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
On Friday, the A’s announced that after eight tumultuous years as president, Dave Kaval would be resigning.
—Maury Brown, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Athletics president Dave Kaval is resigning after being the public face of the organization's move from Oakland to Las Vegas.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
That tenure lasted just a month, however, resigning in October of that year.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
Before making drastic changes in this challenging job market, like resigning, consider these 10 actionable strategies.
—Britney Porter, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
So resigning Myers — a warrior who’s just hitting his prime — should be a top priority.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The custodian sent a letter to the owner at the last address saying the custodian was resigning from the account because of inactivity in the IRA and lack of contact with the owner.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Shortly before resigning, Tavares announced Stellantis would lay off 1,100 Ohio Jeep plant employees, a move that has since been rolled back by the company.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
On Friday, the A’s announced that after eight tumultuous years as president, Dave Kaval would be resigning.
—Maury Brown, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Athletics president Dave Kaval is resigning after being the public face of the organization's move from Oakland to Las Vegas.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
That tenure lasted just a month, however, resigning in October of that year.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
Before making drastic changes in this challenging job market, like resigning, consider these 10 actionable strategies.
—Britney Porter, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
So resigning Myers — a warrior who’s just hitting his prime — should be a top priority.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The custodian sent a letter to the owner at the last address saying the custodian was resigning from the account because of inactivity in the IRA and lack of contact with the owner.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resigning
relinquishing
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For the Thunder to turn a defensive liability into one of the best defenders in all of basketball, without relinquishing a single draft pick, has to go down as one of the biggest steals of the 2024-2025 NBA season.—
Morten Stig Jensen,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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There’s that relinquishing control of the messaging, though!—
Mikey O'Connell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Resigning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resigning. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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