1
as in to surrender
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
the boy reluctantly relinquished the illegal fireworks to the police officer
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2
as in to abdicate
to give up (as a position of authority) formally
the retiring CEO relinquished his position to the company's vice president with very mixed feelings
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Recent Examples of relinquish
Alex Cooper’s Unwell Network will no longer work with Alix Earle’s Hot Mess podcast, per a February 25 report by Variety. SiriusXM, which is Unwell’s distribution and advertising partner, will not sell more ads for the show, and Unwell is relinquishing rights to Hot Mess.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
In 2018, New York Supreme Court determined that Grünbaum did not voluntarily relinquish any artworks prior to his death, forcing the art dealer Richard Nagy to surrender two Schiele drawings in his collection.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025
The new draft reiterated a U.S. demand that Ukraine relinquish half of its revenues from natural resource extraction, including minerals, gas and oil, as well as earnings from ports and other infrastructure.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Perhaps Davis and the PFL believe that not relinquishing their rights to match buys them time to negotiate with Pico.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
In 2018, New York Supreme Court determined that Grünbaum did not voluntarily relinquish any artworks prior to his death, forcing the art dealer Richard Nagy to surrender two Schiele drawings in his collection.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025
The new draft reiterated a U.S. demand that Ukraine relinquish half of its revenues from natural resource extraction, including minerals, gas and oil, as well as earnings from ports and other infrastructure.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Perhaps Davis and the PFL believe that not relinquishing their rights to match buys them time to negotiate with Pico.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relinquish
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The Nets also surrendered three straight 3-pointers to Vincent, Luka Doncic and Dalton Knecht over the final 2:29 of the third quarter.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
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After an hour, the man surrendered to police but bit an officer on the arm, police said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Mar. 2025
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Congress has abdicated its Constitutional duty to be a check on executive overreach.—
Andrew Stanton,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Regretfully, both groups have abdicated their duties.—
Vincent Turley,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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Despite this frustrating flaw, the software can render a fairly accurate design for those who want an overhead landscape plan of their garden.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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Private fears become public and Gaines sharply renders the stress of Clay’s twoness.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Massive Payouts Despite Market Results: In late 2024, Peter Rawlinson resigned as CEO of Lucid Group, an electric car maker.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Soon after Davis’ post, Hawk resigned from his position on the Blue Springs school board.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2025
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Quizzed about his personal views on Stoltenberg’s versatile talent, Gulliksen points to his acute professionalism in preparing for meetings, conferences or public appearances, and his special relationship with words to deliver a speech in the least conflictual way.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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Them’s news and politics newsletter, delivered to your inbox every Thursday.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
7 Mar. 2025
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As the historian Landon Storrs has shown, the Red Scare pressured an entire generation of federal workers into putting their heads down, keeping their mouths shut, and renouncing interest in progressive ideas.—
Beverly Gage,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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But the Polisario could renounce its claim to Dakhla in exchange for other concessions more meaningful to its own projects and ambitions.—
Hannah Rae Armstrong,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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There are consequences to Congress ceding wide swaths of its authority to a massive administration state.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2025
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Losing once again could see Barca cede its one point lead at the La Liga summit over Atletico Madrid, and three point advantage at the expense of bitter rival Real Madrid.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Relinquish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relinquish. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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