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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
Trump’s deferred resignation program allows federal workers to quit before Feb. 6 and get paid until Sept. 30.
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Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 29 Jan. 2025
Walk’s resignation, while inspiring, remained singular.
—Eric Muller, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2025
Union sources said the international had been planning a disciplinary hearing for Davis which could have removed him from office, but his resignation has stopped those proceedings.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
That same day, Petro’s foreign minister, Luis Gilberto Murillo, announced his resignation.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
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Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 29 Jan. 2025
Walk’s resignation, while inspiring, remained singular.
—Eric Muller, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2025
Union sources said the international had been planning a disciplinary hearing for Davis which could have removed him from office, but his resignation has stopped those proceedings.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
That same day, Petro’s foreign minister, Luis Gilberto Murillo, announced his resignation.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resignation
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In a symbolic image of Trump’s growing acceptance in parts of Washington, the president-elect had an extended friendly conversation with former President Obama during a state funeral for the late President Carter.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
20 Jan. 2025
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And with the acceptance comes a tacit admission of guilt or wrongdoing, even though those who have been pardoned have not been formally accused of any crimes.—
Colleen Long and Zeke Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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The program will grant them access to insurance for sickness and maternity, work risks, disability and life, retirement, and for severance in advanced age and old age.—
Fernanda González,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
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Contributing more towards retirement, or putting money into certain types of health savings accounts, can reduce a borrower’s AGI and, in turn, their IDR student loan payments.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Encourage candidates to highlight projects, certifications and nontraditional experiences in their submissions.—
Casey Marquette,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Selected from more than 60 submissions, the five projects at the Copro Pitch 2025 span a wide range of subjects and genres.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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Boise State Look for a more diverse offense following the departure of the greatest player in school history, tailback Ashton Jeanty, and with the return of starting quarterback Maddux Madsen.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
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That’s a departure from contagious yawning in humans, which does seem to be affected by social closeness.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Jan. 2025
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The defeatism that has come to define the way that many young people today perceive the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis is not really part of her vocabulary.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2025
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Some climate scientists prefer to call it climate defeatism instead, and others have called doom the new climate denial because of how disempowering its black-and-white logic is: There is nothing to be done to stop climate collapse, so why bother trying?—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
3 Dec. 2024
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“Resignation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resignation. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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