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
  • However, LeMahieu's bat leaves plenty to be desired, his defense at second base is not the best and Chisholm is a better defender at second base than in the hot corner.
    Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • Advertisement That confluence of tricky politics has left a lot of D.C.’s political class in a bind.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • Eric Garrett, who oversaw Ross’ department as CHA’s chief operating officer, resigned Jan. 3 and received around $87,200 per his separation agreement and Tribune calculations.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • Editor David Shipley and others resigned, and another wave of subscription cancellations followed.
    Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Do it, talk to each other, ask questions, reach out to members, and remember that no one has ever relinquished power willingly, even for things as small as better hours, or more holiday time.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
  • Jean-Baptiste Voisin, chief strategy officer at LVMH, relinquished his responsibilities as head of LVMH Métiers d’Art and will now take on leadership of LVMH Media Research and Brand Image teams, previously helmed by Mathilde Delhoume, who is also taking on new responsibilities.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • That use of focus group testing earned criticism that studio execs were abdicating their creative responsibilities when making and releasing movies, but Freeman maintained hard data was crucial to reassuring the major studios and reaching cinema audiences.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
  • Earlier, King Philippe's grandfather, King Leopold III, also abdicated in 1951 amid a political crisis to safeguard the monarchy.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • In April alone, 3.2 million Americans quit their jobs.
    Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • To say the quiet part out loud: many athletes have previously felt that choosing to have a child meant having to quit.
    L'Oréal Blackett, Refinery29, 30 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 7 Jul. 2025.

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