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abdicated

verb

past tense of abdicate

as in resigned

to give up (as a position of authority) formally the revolutionary government forced Nicholas II to abdicate the Russian throne

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Recent Examples of abdicated Two of the most famous royal-commoner pairings came decades before the brothers, when King Edward abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson. — Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026 For a queen mother to privilege her daughter/queen’s wishes above those of the son/king who abdicated in the night? — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026 Queen Elizabeth's uncle Edward VIII abdicated the throne within a year of his ascension in order to marry a two-time divorcée, Wallis Simpson. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026 The Thorns were so concerned with Chawinga in that moment that the two defenders who went to try to force her onto her left foot completely abdicated the space that Hopkins was targeting with her run forward. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026 Too many people have abdicated their collective responsibility. — Ken Burns, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026 Congress has abdicated its power to an oligarchy of billionaires. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026 Congress has already abdicated its duty. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

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Alex Turner, who spent more than two years on DeepMind’s AI safety team, resigned in June, citing the Pentagon deal as the trigger.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
On Monday, Weatherford ISD confirmed to CBS News Texas that Liles was a math teacher at Weatherford High School, but had resigned from his position on August 5.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

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Rangel, who relinquished his position as chair of the House Ways and Means Committee amid the inquiry, was eventually censured, the first time a congressman had been thusly reprimanded in public in almost three decades.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Nick Aldis relinquished his duties as SmackDown General Manager to challenge Gunther to a grudge match amid months of tension with Gunther that inevitably became physical.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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