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
Now, with another Chancellor resigning, the Board of Regents must stop asking frontline educators at Charter Oak to accept below-minimum-wage compensation while executive instability continues to consume public and student dollars.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Three months after resigning, Anne’s nonprofit TTAM Research Institute purchased 23andMe’s assets for $305 million in July 2025, and the company is reinventing itself as a nonprofit medical research organization rather than a genetic testing kit company.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Complicating the situation, however, was Iran’s parliament speaker resigning from the negotiating team, according to Israel’s N12 news.
—Sean Conlon,sarah Min,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Several Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, said Cherfilus-McCormick did the right thing by resigning.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Vrabel was asked Tuesday after making his statement about Russini resigning from The Athletic.
—Doug Kyed, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
His son, also named Buckley, worked for Vice President JD Vance’s staff until his week, reportedly resigning amid the president’s attacks on his father to start his own political consulting firm.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
And the roundtable on Congressman Eric Swalwell resigning in disgrace.
—ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
Then the bombshell allegations against Swalwell came out, leading to his dropping out of the race and, subsequently, resigning from Congress.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Three months after resigning, Anne’s nonprofit TTAM Research Institute purchased 23andMe’s assets for $305 million in July 2025, and the company is reinventing itself as a nonprofit medical research organization rather than a genetic testing kit company.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Complicating the situation, however, was Iran’s parliament speaker resigning from the negotiating team, according to Israel’s N12 news.
—Sean Conlon,sarah Min,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Several Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, said Cherfilus-McCormick did the right thing by resigning.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Vrabel was asked Tuesday after making his statement about Russini resigning from The Athletic.
—Doug Kyed, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
His son, also named Buckley, worked for Vice President JD Vance’s staff until his week, reportedly resigning amid the president’s attacks on his father to start his own political consulting firm.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
And the roundtable on Congressman Eric Swalwell resigning in disgrace.
—ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
Then the bombshell allegations against Swalwell came out, leading to his dropping out of the race and, subsequently, resigning from Congress.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resigning
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In its most hostile version, the same qualities are recast as evidence of his succumbing to spectacle and abdicating basic architectural responsibility.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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Democratic leaders have accused Congress of abdicating its constitutional role, and some members plan to boycott the address or attend in silent protest.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026
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While that new detail is likely to please debt holders, who had proposed that current shareholders inject 8 billion reais, the company rejected other changes sought by creditors, including relinquishing control of the board.—
Rachel Gamarski,
Bloomberg,
26 Apr. 2026
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Tarrant County commissioners unanimously decided on Tuesday to put about a quarter mile of road up for sale in hopes of relinquishing control over the stretch.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2026
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The program calls for the recognition of Israel and renouncing armed struggle, effectively sidelining Hamas and other factions.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Returning to the guitars that characterized the band’s earliest work without renouncing their latter-day synths, MacFarlane gives Graham’s ruminations an urgent tenderness.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
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