as in retirement
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Recent Examples of abdication
Shah’s abdication led to the 1979 revolution The Islamic Revolution began with widespread unrest in Iran over the rule of the shah who, terminally and secretly ill with cancer, fled Iran in January 1979.
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Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Read More: What Leaving the WHO Means for the U.S. and the World
The federal abdication of health should be a wake-up call for state and local governments to redouble and reimagine their commitments.
—Dr. Ashwin Vasan, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
The surprise abdication of Queen Margrethe II in late December 2023 received widespread international press coverage, as did the coronation of her son King Frederik X in January 2024.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2025
And an abdication of your duty to hold ALL public officials to account.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Read More: What Leaving the WHO Means for the U.S. and the World
The federal abdication of health should be a wake-up call for state and local governments to redouble and reimagine their commitments.
—Dr. Ashwin Vasan, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
The surprise abdication of Queen Margrethe II in late December 2023 received widespread international press coverage, as did the coronation of her son King Frederik X in January 2024.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2025
And an abdication of your duty to hold ALL public officials to account.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abdication
Noun
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One of them officially announced his retirement this week.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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There was a stat in The Times that said 40% of footballers go broke four years after retirement.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This disengagement manifests in several key areas: Compensation Concerns Better pay consistently ranks as the top reason for job resignations across most generations, particularly among Gen X, millennials, and Gen Z.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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On Wednesday, Science learned that the National Institutes of Health has frozen all of its research funding to Columbia, despite the university agreeing to steps previously demanded by the administration and the resignation of its acting president.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Six months after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus identified him as their next great superstar.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Due to those departures, Etienne, a 5-11, 190-pound transfer from Arkansas State, appears to have a solid shot at winning a starting job.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Abdication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abdication. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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