step down (from)

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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for step down (from)
Verb
  • Nobody wants to be seen by voters as the cause of a shutdown that will leave many federal workers without pay and some services closed.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The photographs show how the wearable had swelled leaving no gap between his finger and the ring.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Rosselló would resign his post that same year, but the friendship between the two musicians has endured.
    Leila Cobo, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Deb Hall Lefevre, the CTO at Starbucks since 2022, has reportedly resigned according to Reuters, which has seen an internal memo sent to corporate staff on Monday.
    John Kell, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Liberation lies in relinquishing projection, in surrendering the desire for children to mirror our priorities and accomplishments.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
  • For decades after that, most parents who relinquished infants for adoption did not expect to see or hear from those children again.
    Nicole Chung, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Philippe's grandfather, King Leopold III, also abdicated in 1951 amid a political crisis in an effort to safeguard the monarchy.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Instead of standing as a safeguard, Congress has abdicated its responsibility and has been a rubber stamp for the president’s unconstitutional whims.
    Trena Turner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Even down 14-0, the Jaguars never quit.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Russell—toying with the idea of quitting acting for good—jumped coasts.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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