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as in acceptance
the action or condition of enduring hardship or discomfort without resisting or attempting to improve it
They had reached a state of resignation to being broke.
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as in retirement
the act or practice of giving up something (such as a job or position)
The senator abruptly announced his resignation following news of the scandal.
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Recent Examples of resignation
But Trudeau’s resignation and a wave of patriotism swept up by Trump’s attacks left Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, who was cruising towards the prime minister’s office himself, flailing.
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Stephen Collinson, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Raskin also addressed the resignation of Denise Cheung, a top prosecutor in the office who resigned after she was asked to rescind $20 billion in government grant funding in a case she was concerned there was not sufficient evidence.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
The big picture: The NSA has not been immune to DOGE's workforce disruptions, with staff receiving emails offering deferred resignation last month.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Following Brian Krzanich’s resignation in 2018, after the revelations of an inappropriate relationship with an employee, Bob Swan took the helm in Jan. 2019.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Collinson, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Raskin also addressed the resignation of Denise Cheung, a top prosecutor in the office who resigned after she was asked to rescind $20 billion in government grant funding in a case she was concerned there was not sufficient evidence.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
The big picture: The NSA has not been immune to DOGE's workforce disruptions, with staff receiving emails offering deferred resignation last month.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Following Brian Krzanich’s resignation in 2018, after the revelations of an inappropriate relationship with an employee, Bob Swan took the helm in Jan. 2019.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resignation
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The first claim is that the closing agreement, especially its prospective penalty protection provision, and the IRS’s subsequent acceptance of the 10-50-50 apportionment formula for over a decade, bar the agency from applying the CPM for 2007 through 2009.—
Ryan Finley,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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President Trump signs executive order to establish government bitcoin reserve President Donald Trump signed an executive order yesterday establishing a government reserve of bitcoin, a key marker in the cryptocurrency’s journey towards possible mainstream acceptance.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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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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In total, this year’s festival will screen 49 films from 30 countries, which were selected from approximately 1,000 submissions.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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Those submissions are now displayed in Flow units and common spaces, Neumann said.—
Sara Fischer,
Axios,
11 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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Related Articles Matthieu Blazy, Bottega Veneta’s creative director since 2021, announced his departure from the Italian label in December.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
11 Mar. 2025
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The defeatism that has come to define the way that many young people today perceive the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis is not really part of her vocabulary.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2025
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Some climate scientists prefer to call it climate defeatism instead, and others have called doom the new climate denial because of how disempowering its black-and-white logic is: There is nothing to be done to stop climate collapse, so why bother trying?—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
3 Dec. 2024
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“Resignation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resignation. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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