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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Verb
  • Guests are encouraged to leave their small army assistants and handlers behind (though some stash them in nearby hotels).
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 June 2025
  • In one case, the person had left the state overnight.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 10 June 2025
Verb
  • Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 has hired an administrator experienced in curriculum to be its new assistant superintendent for student learning to replace Laurie Fiorenza who resigned, effective June 30, without explanation in April.
    Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
  • His third Cabinet resigned in January 2021 following a parliamentary report that found that as many as 10,000 families were forced to repay thousands of euros after they had been wrongly accused of welfare fraud.
    Adam Rasmi, Time, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • In addition there are concerns about relinquishing control of monetary policy as countries in the euro zone are subject to decisions by the ECB, Tursa added.
    Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 10 June 2025
  • The nonprofit Consumer Watchdog argued that the bill would relinquish state control of California’s famously ambitious clean energy policies.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Queen Margrethe later abdicated on Jan. 14, 2024, making her elder son King Frederik X of Denmark.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 6 June 2025
  • Khalil is the bridge through which the film makes its arguments about the hypocrisy of élite liberal education, which feeds on ideals of free inquiry and free speech and abdicates its responsibility in freeing people.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
Verb
  • Then, Randi Weingarten, the influential leader of the American Federation of Teachers, and Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, both quit the DNC over their disagreement with Martin’s leadership.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 21 June 2025
  • The singer-songwriter has also said that the album was informed by her experiences with disordered eating, quitting birth control and breaking off a longterm relationship.
    Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 20 June 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 25 Jun. 2025.

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