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
Noun
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That humans being timed, evaluated and improved to be more like a machine is a surrender of more than our dignity to machines.—
Caleb Harris,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
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The college game needs a full surrender to March Madness, the only moment that this sport has the spotlight.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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In response, Moreno signed a voluntary relinquishment of Spa Bar’s massage establishment license in July.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
10 Dec. 2025
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But in 2022, when people returned to their offices or got new jobs and work schedules changed, the San Clemente shelter relinquishments jumped 87%, with 131 animals dropped off.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Self-renunciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-renunciation. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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