RESIGNS (FROM) Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

resigns (from)

verb

present tense third-person singular of resign (from)

as in leaves

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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On paper, this leaves the driver with an extra 31 miles (50 km) of range just from sitting in the sun – effectively turning the vehicle into a mobile micro-power plant.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
The stance leaves other elements of the ceasefire, including the deployment of international forces and any reconstruction of the devastated territory, on hold.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

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And earlier this week, the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey for June showed a slight pickup in hiring and quits (an indicator of employee confidence) while layoffs were essentially unchanged.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
The band quits when the director releases a swarm of bees onto the set (the original clip featured dogs), only to be replaced by look-alikes.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

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