step down (from)

verb

Definition of step down (from)next
1
as in to leave
to give up (a job or office) with the advent of his 90th birthday, he could no longer resist calls for him to step down from chairmanship of the board

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2
as in to resign
to give up (as a position of authority) formally even in the face of a palace revolt, Queen Elizabeth I refused to step down from the throne

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for step down (from)
  1. leave
  2. resign
  3. relinquish
  4. abdicate
  5. quit
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  • This technique gives patients results that look natural, offers a speedier recovery, and leaves fewer scars.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Bruce found his bloody arrow, then left the area and walked to a barn to wait for his dad before tracking the deer.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of leave
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  • But while several outlets had reported that Blanchard, who held numerous titles with Impact Wrestling, the brief rebranding of TNA, had resigned to the promotion, the wrestler denies it.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • In his heartbreak over the destruction of the natural world—and, thus, along with it, all other worlds there might be—Peter resigned himself to a belief, to the truth that there is nothing to be done to save us, that all is doomed and nothing really even matters.
    Chris Wallace, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of resign
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  • What's New The City of Phoenix is negotiating with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to relinquish part of its Colorado River water allocation in exchange for up to $300 million.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • On December 10, 1936, King Edward signed the Instrument of Abdication, officially beginning the process of stepping down from the throne and relinquishing its privileges.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of relinquish
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  • Ninety years ago today, the course of future Queen Elizabeth's life was forever altered when her uncle, King Edward VIII, chose to abdicate tthe throne in order to marry Wallis Simpson — casting the young princess on a path to one day reign.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Many of them won’t vote in favor of recessing to literally abdicate the chamber’s constitutional responsibility of advice and consent.
    Tia Yang, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of abdicate
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  • Chrystia Freeland quit on Monday after Trudeau offered her a lesser position.
    David Ljunggren, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • After 10 years as a Ram and in the NFL, Donald called his career quits this past offseason.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of quit
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