as in to resign
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demit
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Her firing comes after former Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned from her position in 2024 following accusations of academic plagiarism.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025 -
The demonstration Tuesday evening in front of Seattle City Hall is expected to call on Harrell to retract his statement, apologize, or resign.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2025
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Trump, as commander in chief, could waive some of these requirements.—
Tara Copp,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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As a follow-up move, the Eagles have waived the wide receiver Ife Adeyi.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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According to officers, the man acknowledged engaging in lewd behavior and taking photos of children but denied touching anyone.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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Many expressed frustration over high costs and denied care from the industry.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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News of a possible sale by Shamrock to Swift was first reported by the New York Post, but a source close to the negotiations disavowed elements of that story, saying the price tag reported was grossly inflated, and that there was no involvement of Scooter Braun.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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The university paid back taxes, lost its exemption, and continued its noxious policy against students interracially dating and marrying until the school’s leadership finally came to its senses and publicly disavowed the policy in 2000.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 will be held in abeyance with immediate effect until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Both President Trump and Attorney General–designate Pam Bondi are positioned to stop the lawfare, but only if the Democrats abjure their politicization of criminal justice.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Despite his regular attempts to disown it, the Ukraine war has very much become Trump’s war on which US credibility now hangs by a thread.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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Other common refrains on their content include Dodger fans disowning them.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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The measure shows how Florida’s flagship institution is formalizing political expectations for Ono, who conservative critics have renounced as a left-wing opportunist feigning opposition to DEI to appease the state’s Republican base.—
Garrett Shanley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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Yes, but once you are naturalized, you are considered fully Argentine in the eyes of the law, and citizenship cannot be renounced.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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But, as noted earlier, the agency hasn’t disclaimed that power, and Congress hasn’t acted to restrict it.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Directed by Jake Schreier, the asterisk in the film’s title is a true display of the way Marvel and the filmmaker intended this story to be an off-shoot of the Disney franchise and is disclaiming how vastly different Thunderbolts* is from Marvel’s glossier repertoire of films.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
8 May 2025
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“Demit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demit. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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