1
as in left
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 resigned
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepped down (from)
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As reported by Golfweek’s Josh Carpenter, Heather McMahan issued a personal apology to Rory McIlroy and Ryder Cup Europe and resigned from her role as first tee emcee.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025 -
The video quickly spread online, with sleuths tying the pair back to a tech company whose CEO resigned in the fallout.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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In the latest demands of Intel, the government willingly relinquished the ability to exert control, despite being the largest holder of Intel’s shares.—
Andrew King,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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To settle disputes with North Korea, for example, in 1962 and 1964 China relinquished the peak of Mount Baekdu and more than 500 square kilometers of nearby territory.—
David C. Kang,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Sep. 2025
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The federal government has functionally abdicated its role in keeping Americans safe from dangerous illness.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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Why had Congress abdicated its power to set tariffs?—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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But after two minor league seasons, Acosta quit baseball altogether and took a year off working in Canada.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Tom Cillo quit his high-school team in the 1980s after getting involved in drugs, then worked 33 years for a city streets and parks department before deciding to chase a long-dormant dream.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Stepped down (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepped%20down%20%28from%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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