1
as in to leave
to give up (a job or office)
with the advent of his 90th birthday, he could no longer resist calls for him to step down from chairmanship of the board
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2
as in to resign
to give up (as a position of authority) formally
even in the face of a palace revolt, Queen Elizabeth I refused to step down from the throne
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12 Nov. 2025 -
Enrollment reached a 30-year low last year at 894 students, leaving more than 200 vacant seats at the school as inflation drives up costs.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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The International Energy Agency turned out to be less resigned to the things that exist and capped this class of emissions at 5 per cent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Three other special elections were held to fill vacancies left by lawmakers resigning before their terms ended, with two of those advancing to runoffs as no candidate received more than 50 percent.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Though Judge and Simon were legally granted equal custody of their three children upon their split, Judge relinquished custody of Sidney to Simon after their daughter opted to live with him full time.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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According to the Associated Press, US Magistrate Judge Donald Cabell released Ortiz on a $500,000 bond, mandated that the 26-year-old relinquish his passport, and restricted his travel to the local area, among other stipulations.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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And if that’s true, what would prohibit Congress from just abdicating all responsibility to regulate foreign commerce, for that matter, declare war, to the president.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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While initially very popular among his people, by 2013, multiple scandals — including romantic affairs, financial misappropriation and an infamous elephant hunting trip to Africa — led the King to abdicate and pass the throne to his youngest child and only son, King Felipe.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Others have quit or decided to take retirement during the shutdown, increasing the strain on the industry which already had a severe shortage of traffic controllers.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Neither side wanted Davie to quit, but that is where the BBC has ended up.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Step down (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step%20down%20%28from%29. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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