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
  • In analyzing dozens of hours of audio and video footage of public and private speaking events for McMahon’s appointees, as well as their writings, ProPublica found that a recurring theme is the desire to enable more families to leave public schools.
    Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Varying injuries suffered by Richard Fitts, Hunter Dobbins, Kutter Crawford and Tanner Houck leave several starters in flux entering the offseason, while rookies Connelly Early and Payton Tolle pitched well at the end of the season.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • That figure, already the highest on record, is expected to be eclipsed in 2025 as the focus on CEO accountability intensifies, with 25 CEOs resigning year to date after coming under activist pressure, with 20% of the departures occurring at S&P 500 companies.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Fix needed, fast If Lecornu’s efforts over the next few hours fail, Macron will be faced with the choice of appointing a new PM, dissolving parliament and calling fresh parliamentary elections, or resigning.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Bring the Paine The only thing Paine liked less than monarchical rule was its enablers, anyone who relinquished their freedom willingly to an aspiring tyrant.
    Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The park’s quiet debut brings to fruition what was envisioned in October 2021, when the city of San Diego relinquished its rights to lease the block from IQHQ and instead entered into a contractual arrangement with the company for a 96-year term.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Will Hamas abdicate any role in the future governance of Palestinians?
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Trump’s plan calls for Hamas to lay down its arms, leave the Gaza Strip and abdicate any role in a future government in Gaza.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Staff at The Free Press are eager to start working with CBS News; reporter Olivia Reingold appeared on CBS News Friday morning to discuss her report that anonymous NYPD officers had been threatening to quit the force if Zohran Mamdani is elected New York City mayor.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Apparently, many workers crash out and quit on the third Wednesday at the job.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 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 14 Oct. 2025.

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