1
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
The resignation came after months of criticism over Chan’s high salary and decision-making.
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The resignations, described as retirements, were disclosed during a meeting of senior leaders but were not announced publicly.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
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
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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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The resignations, described as retirements, were disclosed during a meeting of senior leaders but were not announced publicly.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resignation
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While many polls show that acceptance for LGBTQ+ rights has generally increased over the past 20 years, most Americans are less supportive of transgender girls and women participating in women's sports.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Ars Technica Addendum and Your California Privacy Rights.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
1 Apr. 2025
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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
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Barbosa quickly and easily took the fight to the ground to secure the submission.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Send submissions here and read more Metropolitan Diary here.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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There are parallels between the Minnesota native’s UConn exit that leaves eligibility on the table and last year’s departure of guard Nika Mühl, a close friend now on the Seattle Storm who shined in last year’s tournament.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.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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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 13 Apr. 2025.
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