1
as in to leave
to give up (a job or office)
a newscaster who knew when it was time to step aside from the anchor desk and let a younger person take over
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2
as in to resign
to give up (as a position of authority) formally
the prime minister was compelled to step aside from his office when it was demonstrated that he had violated the public trust
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for step aside (from)
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School choice is a 'beautiful freedom': former principal turned homeschool mom A former school principal, Mandy Davis, has become an advocate for pro-school choice policies after making the decision to leave her career for homeschooling.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025 -
The last remaining Founder, Marlene Hagge-Vossler, passed away in 2023, leaving a sad void at the Founders Cup.—
Candace Oehler,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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One now former Skadden attorney, Rachel Cohen, resigned over her firm’s approach.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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According to a recent survey from the Israel Democracy Institute, some seventy per cent of Israelis believe that Netanyahu should take responsibility for October 7th and resign.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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She was relinquished by her first adoptive family due to her behavioral issues.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Britain’s slimmer new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has also relinquished the U.K.’s past leadership in research and expertise, largely due to pay reductions and restrictions on hiring non-British nationals.—
Sarah Stroup,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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My previous tendency to abdicate responsibility for certain aspects of the business was holding us back.—
Paul David,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Trump also seems to have abdicated most responsibility of bureaucracy to others by allowing Musk’s team unprecedented access to sensitive government programs and documents that include people’s personal information.—
Shannon Bow O'Brien,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2025
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If approved, the bill would get rid of the restriction on striking workers from receiving SNAP and also protect public sector workers who are fired from being considered to have voluntarily quit.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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But just three months later, Zhang suddenly quit the cloud unit.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Step aside (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step%20aside%20%28from%29. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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