as in abdicating
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 resigning
The independent journalist Ken Klippenstein, who has broken stories on national security on his eponymous Substack, has seemingly bullied older congressional staffers into doing more media appearances (or resigning from their jobs outright).
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
But he was impeached in 1992 for corruption, resigning before the Brazilian Senate could, in effect, remove him.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Various senior agency officials have decried her ouster, and four of them followed her by resigning.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
Yokeley, a Republican, served as the chair of the Surry County Board of Elections until resigning on Thursday.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The removal of the Cherokee was spearheaded in part by former Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares, who led the company for three years before resigning at the end of 2024 after poor company performance and internal fallout.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The president has eight months to be able to torture Powell and torment Fed heads for not resigning.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
After resigning, Barker still endorsed Ocasio-Cortez.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Suddenly, after previously resigning himself to a lifetime of confinement, David decides to stage an elaborate prison break — with some help — and goes on the run in order to find out what really happened to his only child.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Max Tani, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
But he was impeached in 1992 for corruption, resigning before the Brazilian Senate could, in effect, remove him.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Various senior agency officials have decried her ouster, and four of them followed her by resigning.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
Yokeley, a Republican, served as the chair of the Surry County Board of Elections until resigning on Thursday.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The removal of the Cherokee was spearheaded in part by former Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares, who led the company for three years before resigning at the end of 2024 after poor company performance and internal fallout.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The president has eight months to be able to torture Powell and torment Fed heads for not resigning.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
After resigning, Barker still endorsed Ocasio-Cortez.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Suddenly, after previously resigning himself to a lifetime of confinement, David decides to stage an elaborate prison break — with some help — and goes on the run in order to find out what really happened to his only child.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resigning
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This isn't about abdicating responsibility.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The cost of obtaining them will very quickly amount to billions of dollars, which could force Musk to pay by relinquishing shares.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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His mother would soon pass, and Agee hadn’t had the opportunity to find a new place to live after relinquishing his apartment pre-Suicide Squad.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Aug. 2025
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Even worse, Park and his conservative successors had been bolstered by the very imperial forces from which the South Koreans had hoped to escape, in exchange for renouncing their right to forgive and to hold Japan accountable.—
Eun A Jo,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Nov. 2022
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