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
Singer first appeared as an officer in 2007, resigning as vice president in 2010.
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Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Three other special elections were held to fill vacancies left by lawmakers resigning before their terms ended, with two of those advancing to runoffs as no candidate received more than 50 percent.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
With special teams guru and assistant head coach Mike Westhoff resigning last November because of vision issues, Kotwica was no longer insulated.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2025
That torpedoing of club finances, alongside Messi handing in a transfer request in August 2020, ended with club president Josep Maria Bartomeu resigning before he was pushed in October that year.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Lystrup ended up resigning as GSFC director on July 22.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Two key Oakland County officials are resigning and another two will be suspended in connection with a company owned by a county employee receiving a six-figure public contract from the county earlier this year.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
In financial filings released ahead of the hearing, Means committed to resigning from her continuous glucose monitor company if confirmed.
—Will Stone, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Since resigning as prime minister and giving up his seat in Parliament earlier this year, January, Trudeau is reportedly spending more time with his children, 11 to 18, while giving some speeches on behalf of Liberal Party colleagues.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Three other special elections were held to fill vacancies left by lawmakers resigning before their terms ended, with two of those advancing to runoffs as no candidate received more than 50 percent.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
With special teams guru and assistant head coach Mike Westhoff resigning last November because of vision issues, Kotwica was no longer insulated.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2025
That torpedoing of club finances, alongside Messi handing in a transfer request in August 2020, ended with club president Josep Maria Bartomeu resigning before he was pushed in October that year.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Lystrup ended up resigning as GSFC director on July 22.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Two key Oakland County officials are resigning and another two will be suspended in connection with a company owned by a county employee receiving a six-figure public contract from the county earlier this year.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
In financial filings released ahead of the hearing, Means committed to resigning from her continuous glucose monitor company if confirmed.
—Will Stone, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Since resigning as prime minister and giving up his seat in Parliament earlier this year, January, Trudeau is reportedly spending more time with his children, 11 to 18, while giving some speeches on behalf of Liberal Party colleagues.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resigning
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And if that’s true, what would prohibit Congress from just abdicating all responsibility to regulate foreign commerce, for that matter, declare war, to the president.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Far from abdicating responsibility, these young adults were embracing it and moving, however slowly, into their future roles of caring for us.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Republicans relinquishing control of one or both chambers of Congress in 2026 will render the president a lame duck for the remainder of his second term, and Democrats have an early 4-point advantage on generic congressional ballot polling.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
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McMillon said that as AI continues to proliferate and impact the ways that people’s lives and daily activities work, Walmart needs to stay an active part of the transformation, even if that means relinquishing control of how that technology evolves.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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The revelations about the emails led to both Andrew and Sarah renouncing their Duke and Duchess of York titles in the past two weeks.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Tallis continued to have a successful career after the Reformation, despite never renouncing his Catholic faith.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Resigning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resigning. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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