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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
The deadline for federal workers to resign and take the White House up on its deferred resignation offer has reportedly been delayed again, pending the decision of a federal judge in Boston.
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Emily Peck, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
The recent changes include NASA disabling a feature that allowed employees to add pronouns to their email display names, a return-to-office mandate, and sweeping offers for buyouts and a deferred resignation program — part of Musk’s efforts to dramatically downsize the federal workforce.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Democrats said workers shouldn't accept the deferred resignation program because it wasn't authorized by Congress, raising the risk they won't get paid.
—Chris Megerian, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
Once submitted, employees are expected to receive confirmation of their resignation and details about severance disbursement.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for resignation 
Emily Peck, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
The recent changes include NASA disabling a feature that allowed employees to add pronouns to their email display names, a return-to-office mandate, and sweeping offers for buyouts and a deferred resignation program — part of Musk’s efforts to dramatically downsize the federal workforce.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Democrats said workers shouldn't accept the deferred resignation program because it wasn't authorized by Congress, raising the risk they won't get paid.
—Chris Megerian, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
Once submitted, employees are expected to receive confirmation of their resignation and details about severance disbursement.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resignation
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Amid those changes in the business, a new school of thought has emerged: that success is often found in cultural niches that gain mainstream acceptance from the bottom up, not the top down.—
Dan Rys,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
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While many polls show acceptance for LGBTQ+ rights has generally increased over the past 20 years, most Americans are less supportive of transgender girls and women participating in women's sports.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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At Marathon, Elliott helped facilitate the addition of a new director, transition to a new CEO, closure of the gap in per barrel EBITDA with VLO, retirement of 50% of its shares outstanding since 2021, and sale of the Speedway retail operation for $17 billion in after-tax cash proceeds.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2025
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Zoom in: Energy and Commerce has undergone something of an energy policy brain drain in recent years with retirements and electoral churn.—
Daniel Moore,
Axios,
15 Feb. 2025
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Picture show Claire Thomas A nonprofit publication called Rest of World received almost 230 submissions from 45 countries for its annual photo contest, which asked entrants to show the impact of technology in their communities.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
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More than 9,000 submissions from people from all walks of life.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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But there's little question that President Donald Trump's public comments appearing to accommodate Russia's President Vladimir Putin over a potential Ukraine war peace deal are a major departure from Joe Biden's confrontational stance against Putin.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Breaking New Ground in Healthcare Parallel Health’s approach represents a significant departure from traditional healthcare models.—
WWD,
WWD,
14 Feb. 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 22 Feb. 2025.
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