as in passive
receiving or enduring without offering resistance
I am resigned to the fact that I'll never make the list of the 400 richest Americans
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as in relinquished
to give up (as a position of authority) formally
following the election, the incumbent cabinet members resigned their positions so the president could feel free to pick a new administration
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Recent Examples of resigned
Jazmine Hughes, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
The board should fill the vacancy caused by the resigned director.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2023
Nectar Gan, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Whitaker's predecessor, Stephen Dickson, resigned before completing his term.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
During her character’s apex in the show, the plea for her father to change his life, her voice curdled from sadness into a resigned anger.
—Jazmine Hughes, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
The board should fill the vacancy caused by the resigned director.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2023
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But Li resigned barely two years later amid an outpouring of backlash from fans over the team’s lackluster performance in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Whitaker's predecessor, Stephen Dickson, resigned before completing his term.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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The ultimate guide to earning passive income online Kristof’s recommendation is research firm Prolific, which pays participants a minimum of $8 per hour to fill out surveys for AI firms and universities, according to its site.Megan Sauer, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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Another senior official said the Pentagon had been too passive in the face the growing threat.Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.Bebe Hodges, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
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Of course, anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2024
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Free agent Alex Bregman is the obvious answer if the Yankees are willing to pony up close to $200 million to acquire him.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Washington would not want to create expectations in Moscow that the United States is uninterested in the details and thus willing to make significant concessions in the interest of a quick resolution.Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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Netanyahu appears convinced that his country’s security, along with his own political survival, depends on prolonging the military offensives and keeping both Gaza and Lebanon ungovernable, and therefore acquiescent.Mohanad Hage Ali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
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The young man’s comment was out of line, and my silence felt somehow acquiescent.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
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Gladstone has come to specialize in playing close-to-the-vest types, women who can be secretive and watchful but are hardly stoic or repressed.Dana Stevens, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Weekly Newsletter In place of a stoic effort to avoid the influence of emotion, thirteenth-century thinkers including Thomas Aquinas sought to use reason to direct the passions correctly, turning them into tools for self-improvement.Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 25 Nov. 2024
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Some Herbs Lavender, mint, oregano, sage, and other cold tolerant herbs are also suitable for sowing in milk jugs.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2024
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The military have since become more tolerant of tattoos, cutting off that particular draft-dodging loophole.Jessie Yeung, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
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Net interest income for the quarter was $72.2 million, compared to $62.2 million in the previous year, driven by growth in higher yielding loans, primarily from CCBX.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Investors are constantly on the prowl to find the highest yielding bonds for the lowest risk.Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Resigned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resigned. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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