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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During his first court appearance on Thursday, Rodriguez waived his right to a detention hearing, and a preliminary hearing for the case was set for June 18, per Reuters.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Although they can be waived for 180 days by executive order, investors are likely to be wary of reconstruction projects when sanctions could be reinstated after six months.—
Abby Sewell,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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The Boise City Council denied that appeal in April in a 4-1 vote, with Council Member Luci Willits the lone dissenter.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
23 May 2025
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No matter the medium, there’s no denying that art stirs the senses unlike most forms of expression.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Even though one patient wanted the treatment, the organization disavowed it, making the group one of the last of its kind to do so.—
Kayana Szymczak For The New York Times,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Melania Trump actually came to the U.S. to pursue her modelling career, but this was vintage Dolan, using jokey self-deprecation to disavow his proximity to state power and to scant the authority vested in him as archbishop.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 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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During the clash, the university functionally disowned its students.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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For example, Min avoids coming out to his grandmother and grandfather for fear of being disowned.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2025
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The handsome and charismatic Lord Edward Fitzgerald, an Anglican son of a duke, renounced his title and commanded the society’s militia.—
Joseph Patrick Kelly,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
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Saxon is all about getting off, and Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook) is renouncing the materialistic.—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
5 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 4 Jun. 2025.
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