step aside
verb
stepped aside; stepping aside; steps aside
: to withdraw from one's position or occupation : step down
Examples of step aside in a Sentence
a newscaster who knew when it was time to step aside from the anchor desk and let a younger person take over
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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At one point, Grande stepped aside to watch Erivo belt the song’s high notes including the notable riff.
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Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2025
And yet on Wednesday, another political bureau official, Husam Badran, said that the group was willing to step aside from governing Gaza.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Obama also reportedly applied pressure through back channels to push Biden to drop his reelection bid last year, including by green-lighting George Clooney’s op-ed in the New York Times urging Biden to step aside.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
But after Biden’s debate meltdown, Clooney wrote a guest essay for The New York Times urging Biden to step aside.
—Thea Traff, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2025
And yet on Wednesday, another political bureau official, Husam Badran, said that the group was willing to step aside from governing Gaza.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Obama also reportedly applied pressure through back channels to push Biden to drop his reelection bid last year, including by green-lighting George Clooney’s op-ed in the New York Times urging Biden to step aside.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
But after Biden’s debate meltdown, Clooney wrote a guest essay for The New York Times urging Biden to step aside.
—Thea Traff, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Step aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20aside. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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