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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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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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After working in the steel mill himself, Stocklas quit and entered public life, eventually serving in the county council and as a district judge.
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The standout chef has his reasons for quitting.
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In 1965, when the American Camping Association adopted a nondiscriminatory, interracial policy, 125 members resigned in opposition.
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In April 2000, however, Donovan resigned amid talk of a possible merger between the CBOT and the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
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Neusch relinquished fire control to the bio-andy’s tactical routines.
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The Pacers ended up losing what was essentially a coin flip of odds, and relinquished their draft selection to the Clippers.
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Queen Elizabeth's uncle Edward VIII abdicated the throne within a year of his ascension in order to marry a two-time divorcée, Wallis Simpson.
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The Thorns were so concerned with Chawinga in that moment that the two defenders who went to try to force her onto her left foot completely abdicated the space that Hopkins was targeting with her run forward.
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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 Jun. 2026.
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