step aside (from)

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as in to leave
to give up (a job or office) a newscaster who knew when it was time to step aside from the anchor desk and let a younger person take over

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  • 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
  • Nevertheless, the move will leave Ipswich Town as the only women’s team in WSL2 playing outside their county.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
  • Trump understands starting a war in the Middle East is a lot like quitting your sales job at Best Buy.
    Peter White, Deadline, 20 June 2025
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“Step aside (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step%20aside%20%28from%29. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.

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