as in self-abnegation
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Noun
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Her vocation requires the skill of transformation and self-abnegation, as well as a receptiveness to language and emotion not her own.—
Jordan Kisner,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025 -
The audience responds gratefully to this level of self-abnegation, and the frankly chilling sounds that come out of her.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2024
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Saturn in Scorpio teaches you that transformation begins with surrender, and that true strength requires vulnerability.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Saraceno said that Ozzy came to the shelter as a surrender back in May 2024, along with his brother Bark.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The relinquishment of such a title within the British royal family is incredibly rare.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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The top reasons for relinquishment of companion animals identified in the study were behavioral issues (28 percent), housing or moving challenges (18 percent), and inability to care for the animal (16 percent).—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Self-renunciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-renunciation. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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