step aside
verb
stepped aside; stepping aside; steps aside
: to withdraw from one's position or occupation : step down
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Examples of step aside in a Sentence
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Putin has been in power since 2000, only stepping aside into the role of prime minister for four years between 2008 and 2012.
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Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
The resignation came hours after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said Wade had to be removed or Willis must step aside from the case.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2024
Schumer also called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to step aside.
—Mariam Khan, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2024
It’s been my familial role for 20 years — and usually my siblings and our spouses are happy to step aside.
—Heidi Mitchell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2024
Emma and Travis Heim, who started Heim Barbecue in a tiny food trailer in 2015 and launched Fort Worth to fame as the best barbecue city in Texas, have stepped aside as operators of their namesake restaurants, Travis Heim said Tuesday.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
That force remains on hold while the Kenya government awaits the finalization of a new transition government for Haiti after Henry, under pressure from the U.S. and its allies to resign, announced his intentions to step aside.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
The weakness of the PA’s civil functions contrasts with its strong security forces that ensure intra-Palestinian law and order but steps aside in the face of Israeli military operations and attacks from settlers.
—Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2024
The district attorney may choose to step aside, along with the whole of her office, and refer the prosecution to the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council for reassignment.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2024
Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
The resignation came hours after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said Wade had to be removed or Willis must step aside from the case.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2024
Schumer also called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to step aside.
—Mariam Khan, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2024
It’s been my familial role for 20 years — and usually my siblings and our spouses are happy to step aside.
—Heidi Mitchell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2024
Emma and Travis Heim, who started Heim Barbecue in a tiny food trailer in 2015 and launched Fort Worth to fame as the best barbecue city in Texas, have stepped aside as operators of their namesake restaurants, Travis Heim said Tuesday.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
That force remains on hold while the Kenya government awaits the finalization of a new transition government for Haiti after Henry, under pressure from the U.S. and its allies to resign, announced his intentions to step aside.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
The weakness of the PA’s civil functions contrasts with its strong security forces that ensure intra-Palestinian law and order but steps aside in the face of Israeli military operations and attacks from settlers.
—Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2024
The district attorney may choose to step aside, along with the whole of her office, and refer the prosecution to the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council for reassignment.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1949, in the meaning defined above
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“Step aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20aside. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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