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Recent Examples of abdication
The surprise abdication of Queen Margrethe II in late December 2023 received widespread international press coverage, as did the coronation of her son King Frederik X in January 2024.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2025
And an abdication of your duty to hold ALL public officials to account.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Editor’s picks The World War II wordplay was evidently a bridge too far for Greenblatt after the ADL had gone to bat for Musk in a statement on the inauguration salute that was widely seen as an abdication of the nonprofit’s exact purpose.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
Grand Duke Jean had been on the throne for 36 years before his abdication.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2025
And an abdication of your duty to hold ALL public officials to account.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Editor’s picks The World War II wordplay was evidently a bridge too far for Greenblatt after the ADL had gone to bat for Musk in a statement on the inauguration salute that was widely seen as an abdication of the nonprofit’s exact purpose.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
Grand Duke Jean had been on the throne for 36 years before his abdication.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abdication
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The first of those is goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, who Barca lured out of retirement to sign for it on a one-year contract after Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s serious knee injury.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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From the archives: Mike Moustakas One of the best baseball players in City Section history announced his retirement last week.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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Approximately one-third of the employees the Department of Defense (DOD) will dismiss are voluntarily leaving through the deferred resignation program, a senior U.S. defense official said on Tuesday.—
Liz Friden,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, the public entity that runs the airport, launched its search in December following CEO Kevin Thibault’s resignation.—
Skyler Swisher,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Pixel 9 Pro was seen by many as a departure from the norm of having the highest specs only available with the larger phones.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Talking about his original ambitions for the then 100-site Cineworld chain ahead of his departure as head of the company in 2014, Wiener said its growth had way exceeded his expectations.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Abdication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abdication. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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