Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demitted
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Pressure on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is growing, after another key aide resigned over revelations about Epstein’s contact with a senior politician.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
13 Feb. 2026 -
Kansas City Police Department officials announced on Friday that officer Blayne Newton has resigned from the department through a mutual separation agreement.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Board of Directors denied Buchanan's reappointment to a full five-year term last October.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Hubbard denied the students' accusations.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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Hunter Tyson was gone, traded to Brooklyn and waived by the Nets while the Nuggets were hanging out in New York for the trade deadline on Thursday.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2026
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The case was decided by a judge rather than a jury after Duran waived his right to a jury trial.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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At the end of her remarks Monday, McCarthy told the court that Mykkanen’s family has disowned Garner.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Both have been associated with Epstein, but both have since disowned those friendships.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2025
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The move was soon reversed by President Abraham Lincoln, and Grant later disavowed it—but Owens did not.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Prior to that, the council had also debated a whether El Cajon police should cooperate with ICE, a proposal which Kendrick had also disavowed.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Angell relinquished not only his role as chair, but as a board member entirely.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Feb. 2026
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There’s Brownie, a stray boa constrictor who was wandering in an apartment complex and Kiki, a shy kinkajou, who was relinquished when his caregiver became ill.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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DeSantis, in making the announcement Wednesday, disclaimed any political motivation.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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Born rich, yet sought a life of poverty Born into a merchant family in the Umbrian town of Assisi, in present-day Italy, around 1181, Francis famously renounced his family’s wealth.—
Vanessa Corcoran,
The Conversation,
2 Feb. 2026
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Through the request, Franyelis renounced her claim to seek asylum in the United States and asked Reingold to let her self-deport.—
Maeva Bambuck,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Demitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demitted. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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