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as in resigned
to give up (as a position of authority) formally
in wake of the corruption scandal, the congressman was forced to renounce his seat in the House
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as in withdrew
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
after another failed romance he vowed that he was renouncing the world and becoming a monk
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Recent Examples of renounced
The 58-year-old construction tycoon renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2017, Ukrainian media reported, and has been a citizen of Cyprus since 2019.
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Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
What follows are dozens of examples of how those whose names are familiar (or aren’t) and legendary (or infamous) for their actions while representing the state have been embraced (or renounced) by the rest of the country and beyond.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
She’s since voted to block military aid to Israel and renounced the group.
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David Weigel,
semafor.com,
1 June 2026
The former monarch renounced her title in January 2024 on the 52nd anniversary of her accession.
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Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
Beijing has never renounced the use of force to unify Taiwan with the Chinese mainland.
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Jan Camenzind Broomby,
NPR,
14 May 2026
Philip Fong | Afp | Getty Images Japan renounced war under Article 9 of its post-World War II pacifist constitution.
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Sam Meredith,lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
If an ancestor renounced citizenship, rights to Canadian citizenship end there.
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Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
Should the chain of citizenship break somewhere along the line, however, where an ancestor renounced their citizenship, rights to Canadian citizenship end there.
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Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
What follows are dozens of examples of how those whose names are familiar (or aren’t) and legendary (or infamous) for their actions while representing the state have been embraced (or renounced) by the rest of the country and beyond.
—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
She’s since voted to block military aid to Israel and renounced the group.
—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
1 June 2026
The former monarch renounced her title in January 2024 on the 52nd anniversary of her accession.
—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
Beijing has never renounced the use of force to unify Taiwan with the Chinese mainland.
—
Jan Camenzind Broomby,
NPR,
14 May 2026
Philip Fong | Afp | Getty Images Japan renounced war under Article 9 of its post-World War II pacifist constitution.
—
Sam Meredith,lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
If an ancestor renounced citizenship, rights to Canadian citizenship end there.
—
Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
Should the chain of citizenship break somewhere along the line, however, where an ancestor renounced their citizenship, rights to Canadian citizenship end there.
—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renounced
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In March, the pastor resigned from his position at the church.
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Hamilton Kemp, the attorney for Pulaski County who warned against issuing a data center moratorium over fears of a lawsuit, has resigned, a county spokesperson confirmed Monday.
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After starring in a slew of movies with each other, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen withdrew from the spotlight to focus on launching The Row, a luxury fashion brand, in 2005.
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Del Toro beat him at the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes last month before Seixas later withdrew with injury — and UAE domestiques have made it onto the podium before, such as Adam Yates in 2024.
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Willow Nightingale relinquished the championship in May due to a shoulder injury that also forced her out of the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, leading AEW to create this match to crown a new champion.
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Neusch relinquished fire control to the bio-andy’s tactical routines.
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As soon as the error was realized, the story was retracted and removed from NPR’s website and an on-air correction was broadcast.
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The journal typically adds a large RETRACTED notice across digital papers that have been retracted, leaving them available for download.
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For a queen mother to privilege her daughter/queen’s wishes above those of the son/king who abdicated in the night?
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Queen Elizabeth's uncle Edward VIII abdicated the throne within a year of his ascension in order to marry a two-time divorcée, Wallis Simpson.
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Graf denied a defense request to force Robinson's partner to travel from Texas to testify in person.
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Historically, the Catholic Church had denied religious funerals inside its houses of worship as well as traditional burials for those who died in this way.
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Most of those restrictions were repealed in 1985, but the weekend sale restriction for car dealerships remained in place.
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In 1971, weary of the war in Vietnam, Congress repealed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution.
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These emergency decisions have thrown lower courts’ processes into turmoil and have sometimes directly contradicted longstanding legal precedent.
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Jorge Rodríguez, the president of the National Assembly, announced Monday that the official toll stood at 1,719 people killed and 5,000 injured, and warned the public against sharing information that contradicted authorities.
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