1
as in surrendered
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
the boy reluctantly relinquished the illegal fireworks to the police officer
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as in resigned
to give up (as a position of authority) formally
the retiring CEO relinquished his position to the company's vice president with very mixed feelings
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Recent Examples of relinquished
In May 2025, Kraft Heinz announced a strategic review aimed at unlocking shareholder value, and Berkshire Hathaway relinquished its board seats, signaling potential structural changes.
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Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Shortly after Rose took the helm at the pageant, both Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava relinquished their titles.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Brunschwig, who was previously Fendi chairman and CEO, had also been named chief strategy officer of OTB, but relinquished that role, too.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Communist Party leaders dismissed the Tibetan leader’s Strasbourg proposal in 1988, in which the Dalai Lama relinquished the demand for full independence and instead proposed genuine autonomy for Tibet under Chinese sovereignty.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
She had been relinquished by her owner to another shelter for chronically attacking her own tail.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Once these powers are taken, they are never willingly relinquished.
—John Whitehead, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
Young, 24, stepped in for Dalton ahead of the Week 8 matchup with the Denver Broncos and never relinquished the role, showing major signs of promise the rest of the way.
—Arpita Dasika, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025
Since then, Wolford voluntarily relinquished his medical license and most recently was making $14 an hour, Moermond said, working for a company that provides safety services for infrastructure projects and construction work.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Shortly after Rose took the helm at the pageant, both Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava relinquished their titles.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Brunschwig, who was previously Fendi chairman and CEO, had also been named chief strategy officer of OTB, but relinquished that role, too.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Communist Party leaders dismissed the Tibetan leader’s Strasbourg proposal in 1988, in which the Dalai Lama relinquished the demand for full independence and instead proposed genuine autonomy for Tibet under Chinese sovereignty.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
She had been relinquished by her owner to another shelter for chronically attacking her own tail.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Once these powers are taken, they are never willingly relinquished.
—John Whitehead, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
Young, 24, stepped in for Dalton ahead of the Week 8 matchup with the Denver Broncos and never relinquished the role, showing major signs of promise the rest of the way.
—Arpita Dasika, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025
Since then, Wolford voluntarily relinquished his medical license and most recently was making $14 an hour, Moermond said, working for a company that provides safety services for infrastructure projects and construction work.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relinquished
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The Patriots had the Dolphins stalled before Austin surrendered a 47-yard reception to wide receiver Tyreek Hill.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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Rodgriguez surrendered and officers found an unloaded handgun on top of a baby inside the carriage, police said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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A student-teacher at Lakevue Elementary School in the Vallivue School District resigned from their placement after making inflammatory comments regarding Kirk’s death.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Sep. 2025
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Just last week, his deputy Angela Rayner resigned after failing to pay enough tax on the purchase of a second home.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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Medieval Europe, an era that gave us heraldry, court jesters, and troubadours, is rendered in dull, grayish brown hues.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Not only does cloud storage occupy less space, but it cannot be physically destroyed and rendered useless like physical hard drives without a user explicitly deleting information.—
Chongwei Chen,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The federal government has functionally abdicated its role in keeping Americans safe from dangerous illness.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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Why had Congress abdicated its power to set tariffs?—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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The prototype delivered 13 per cent conversion efficiency, which, in simple terms, meant that with the prototype, for every 100 units of heat energy that went into the device, about 13 units were turned into electricity.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Republicans delivered their major tax-and-spending cut bill this year faster than almost anyone in Washington had expected — and instrumental in that whirlwind process was House Ways and Means Committee chief tax counsel Sean Clerget.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
18 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Lee also renounced any concept of gender roles, longing for full social equality regardless of gender or race.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Beijing views Taiwan as its own territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring Taipei under its control.—
Jan Camenzind Broomby,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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Of course, the Colts’ true on-field revitalization wouldn’t begin until the following decade, after Jim Irsay ceded the GM title and the franchise in 1998 drafted a promising young quarterback named Peyton Manning.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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By a Congress and Supreme Court that so far have ceded power to the executive branch.—
Jonathan J. Cooper,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Relinquished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relinquished. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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