step aside (from)

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as in to leave
to give up (a job or office) a newscaster who knew when it was time to step aside from the anchor desk and let a younger person take over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for step aside (from)
Verb
  • Markus Breitenecker, chief operating officer, is leaving his post with immediate effect.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Abe was Japan’s longest-serving prime minister and was assassinated in 2022 at a campaign rally, two years after leaving office.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Osborne resigned from the board in August to move out of state.
    Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Spitzer later resigned, and his wife divorced him the following year.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sol Price had relinquished his official leadership role, and Robert’s fifteen-year-old son had recently died of cancer, devastating the family.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In Madagascar, Rajoelina has shown no signs of relinquishing power following his removal.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Will Hamas abdicate any role in the future governance of Palestinians?
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The boy can quit abruptly because there will be more interchangeable jobs—more elevators, more shoes, more greasy pots.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Play Now Marathon Runner from #cambodia refuses to quit and is rewarded!
    John Wihbey, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Step aside (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step%20aside%20%28from%29. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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