stepping down

noun

Definition of stepping downnext
as in retirement

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  1. retirement
  2. departure
  3. abdication
  4. resignation
  5. leave
  6. exit
Noun
  • Similarly, professionals feeling financial anxiety may delay saving for retirement, focusing only on immediate cash flow needs.
    — Shane Enete, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The Irish are still seeking their first title since the retirement of program icon Muffet McGraw.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of retirement
Noun
  • The first flight took off from the airport late Friday local time, however, and the airport’s departure board indicates that the majority of flights are due to run as scheduled on Saturday.
    — Katrina Bishop, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Add in the departure of running back Damien Martinez and his 204 receiving yards from the 2024 season as well, and the Hurricanes’ top returning receiver from last season is tight end Elija Lofton, who had just nine catches for 150 yards.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of departure
Noun
  • Frederik became King upon the abdication of his mother Queen Margrethe of Denmark in January 2024, making his Australian wife the new Queen of Denmark.
    — Janine Henni, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • But this would all but ensure instability and an abdication of Germany’s international role.
    — Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of abdication
Noun
  • Approximately one-third of the employees the Department of Defense (DOD) will dismiss are voluntarily leaving through the deferred resignation program, a senior U.S. defense official said on Tuesday.
    — Liz Friden, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, the public entity that runs the airport, launched its search in December following CEO Kevin Thibault’s resignation.
    — Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of resignation
Noun
  • Shortly after President Trump’s inauguration, the State Department put the entire agency’s staff on administrative leave, slashed its workforce, and halted a portion of payments to partner organizations around the world, including those doing lifesaving work.
    — Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2025
  • On Friday, the Trump administration issued an executive order that essentially put the employees of several agencies on administrative leave.
    — Sean Collins, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of leave
Noun
  • Gene Hackman, on the other hand, was nearing his exit.
    — Stephen Wozniak, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2025
  • And a semifinal exit from the ACC Tournament cast enough doubt for the Irish to tumble to a No. 3 seed.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of exit
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