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The federal abdication of health should be a wake-up call for state and local governments to redouble and reimagine their commitments.
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Dr. Ashwin Vasan, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Dr. Ashwin Vasan, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abdication
Noun
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One of them officially announced his retirement this week.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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There was a stat in The Times that said 40% of footballers go broke four years after retirement.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Analysts at Leerink Partners wrote in a Monday note that the effect of Marks’ resignation on biotech and pharmaceutical stocks will depend in part on who replaces him at the FDA and whether Republicans in the White House and Congress start to lose patience with his approach.—
Jacob Pramuk,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
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He is slated to leave effective April 5, according to his resignation letter, which was first reported by the Wall Street Journal on Friday.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Yet, as your departure date approaches, anxiety sets in.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Six months after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus identified him as their next great superstar.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Abdication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abdication. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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