as in abdicating
to give up (as a position of authority) formally
following the election, the incumbent cabinet members resigned their positions so the president could feel free to pick a new administration
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Recent Examples of resigning
Pawula was working for the Big Tent Coalition, a political action committee founded by Tim Ozinga, R-Mokena, who was state representative in the 37th House District before abruptly resigning in April 2024.
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Fort Worth Independent School District Trustee Wallace Bridges is resigning from the school board after the district lost its appeal challenging a state takeover from the Texas Education Agency.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2026
In 2000, after resigning as the Jets’ head coach after only one day, Belichick took the same job with the Patriots and began the most successful 24-season run in NFL history.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
Perhaps more poignantly, various DOJ and FBI officials have refused to pursue the administration’s agenda to go after journalists, with a number resigning their positions, Deadline can confirm.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
The other will search for the next executive director to replace Greg Scholl, who is resigning in June.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Team president Art Rooney II didn’t publicly communicate any effort to talk Tomlin out of resigning after 19 years as the team’s head coach.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
The prosecutors cited by the Times didn’t confirm their reasons for resigning.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
There’s good reason for Gabbard to toe the party line—resigning would do nothing to advance either her policy agenda or her employment prospects.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Fort Worth Independent School District Trustee Wallace Bridges is resigning from the school board after the district lost its appeal challenging a state takeover from the Texas Education Agency.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2026
In 2000, after resigning as the Jets’ head coach after only one day, Belichick took the same job with the Patriots and began the most successful 24-season run in NFL history.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
Perhaps more poignantly, various DOJ and FBI officials have refused to pursue the administration’s agenda to go after journalists, with a number resigning their positions, Deadline can confirm.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
The other will search for the next executive director to replace Greg Scholl, who is resigning in June.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Team president Art Rooney II didn’t publicly communicate any effort to talk Tomlin out of resigning after 19 years as the team’s head coach.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
The prosecutors cited by the Times didn’t confirm their reasons for resigning.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
There’s good reason for Gabbard to toe the party line—resigning would do nothing to advance either her policy agenda or her employment prospects.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resigning
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The United States, in other words, is not just abdicating its role in the current international system.—
ELIZABETH ECONOMY,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Dec. 2025
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After all, Perfidia explodes other archetypes, too—for instance, abdicating her roles as a mother and romantic partner to continue her work.—
Anna Holmes,
The Atlantic,
26 Nov. 2025
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The Buffalo Bills lasted seven weeks in the pole position before relinquishing the title to the Kansas City Chiefs.—
Scott Phillips,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Hamas has shown no signs of relinquishing power or its weapons.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
30 Dec. 2025
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Margaret’s father succeeded him as King George VI, and her mother Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, never forgave the duke for renouncing his duty to his country.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Dec. 2025
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Ukraine withdrawing from all of the Donbas, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, and Kyiv officially renouncing its aim to join NATO.—
Andrea Shalal,
USA Today,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Resigning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resigning. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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