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as in acceptance
the action or condition of enduring hardship or discomfort without resisting or attempting to improve it
They had reached a state of resignation to being broke.
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as in retirement
the act or practice of giving up something (such as a job or position)
The senator abruptly announced his resignation following news of the scandal.
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Recent Examples of resignation
Setting a new tone as Pope On Feb. 11, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI became the first pope to announce his resignation in about 600 years, since Gregory XII in 1415.
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Duckworth was fiercely critical of Hegseth before he was confirmed and similarly called out Hegseth and demanded his resignation following the initial bombshell reporting in The Atlantic about the Signal group chat with top national security officials.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Doña Ana County Magistrate Judge Joel Cano's resignation letter is dated March 3, but a spokesman for the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) told Fox News Digital it was not received by the Supreme Court and 3rd Judicial District Court until March 31.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday, Science learned that the National Institutes of Health has frozen all of its research funding to Columbia, despite the university agreeing to steps previously demanded by the administration and the resignation of its acting president.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Duckworth was fiercely critical of Hegseth before he was confirmed and similarly called out Hegseth and demanded his resignation following the initial bombshell reporting in The Atlantic about the Signal group chat with top national security officials.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Doña Ana County Magistrate Judge Joel Cano's resignation letter is dated March 3, but a spokesman for the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) told Fox News Digital it was not received by the Supreme Court and 3rd Judicial District Court until March 31.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday, Science learned that the National Institutes of Health has frozen all of its research funding to Columbia, despite the university agreeing to steps previously demanded by the administration and the resignation of its acting president.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resignation
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Trump’s assertion of dictatorial power — and widespread acceptance of such power across American society — fatally broke the republic’s structure.—
Joe Mathews,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Read the full Scorpio Daily Horoscope Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) Root yourself in compassion and acceptance.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Employees at the Environmental Protection Agency got another nudge toward the door in an email offering a second chance at voluntary retirement or deferred resignation.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Still, Connolly's departure could pave the way for a younger leader as older Democrats continue to announce retirements in the wake of the 2024 election loss, which saw the issue of age at the forefront.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2025
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As part of his tightening grip on power, and his assault on 200-plus years of checks and balances, President Trump has bludgeoned some of the nation’s leading law firms into shameful submission, extracting hundreds of millions of dollars worth of free legal work for his pet causes.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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This budget is not a final submission and anything that is submitted would need the approval of Congress to be implemented.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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Still, Connolly's departure could pave the way for a younger leader as older Democrats continue to announce retirements in the wake of the 2024 election loss, which saw the issue of age at the forefront.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Moore and Mahon’s departures are hugely significant for the Brit TV landscape and the annoucements come within just two months of each other.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2025
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Yet just as past bouts of defeatism were misguided, so is today’s triumphalism, which risks dangerously underestimating both the latent and actual power of the only competitor in a century whose GDP has surpassed 70 percent of that of the United States.—
Kurt M. Campbell,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Apr. 2025
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Blind pessimism becomes defeatism, a denial that solutions are possible.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Resignation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resignation. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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