1
as in left
to give up (a job or office)
a newscaster who knew when it was time to step aside from the anchor desk and let a younger person take over
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2
as in resigned
to give up (as a position of authority) formally
the prime minister was compelled to step aside from his office when it was demonstrated that he had violated the public trust
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Verb
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Just over a month earlier, Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned as Secretary of Labor in order to take an unspecified job in the private sector.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
22 May 2026 -
But the president reportedly began to sour on Gabbard after one of her top aides resigned in protest of the Iran war.—
Brooke Migdon,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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He’s relinquished that need to control the situation.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2026
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There are outs not to be relinquished on the bases.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
15 May 2026
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Too many people have abdicated their collective responsibility.—
KEN BURNS,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
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Congress has abdicated its power to an oligarchy of billionaires.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Puck reports that Hardy allegedly clashed with producers to the point that Jez Butterworth, who co-wrote all of season 1's episodes, threatened to quit, but Hardy was dropped instead.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
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Owners Sophie LaMontagne and Katherine Berman, who are sisters, both quit their careers in the finance and fashion industries to launch the famed pastry shop.—
Julia Bonavita , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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“Stepped aside (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepped%20aside%20%28from%29. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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