renouncing

verb

present participle of renounce
1
as in relinquishing
to give up (as a position of authority) formally in wake of the corruption scandal, the congressman was forced to renounce his seat in the House

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2
as in withdrawing
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to) after another failed romance he vowed that he was renouncing the world and becoming a monk

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Recent Examples of renouncing The 2019 Business Roundtable statement renouncing MSV changed rhetoric. — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Mark Ford Rosemary Tonks emulated French Symbolist poets before converting to Christianity and renouncing all her own works. — The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026 Corbett, of Palatine, announced his independent candidacy days after renouncing the current state of the Republican Party and dropping his consulting business work with GOP contenders. — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026 The program calls for the recognition of Israel and renouncing armed struggle, effectively sidelining Hamas and other factions. — Sam Metz, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2026 Returning to the guitars that characterized the band’s earliest work without renouncing their latter-day synths, MacFarlane gives Graham’s ruminations an urgent tenderness. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026 The association filed several lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the fee, including one that remains pending that argues there should be no cost for renouncing one’s citizenship. — Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026 This all comes after reports that Andrew is considering renouncing his spot in the line of succession in order to avoid jail time. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Mar. 2026 Its roots are in publicly paying penance for serious sins or crimes in the eyes of the church, like adultery or apostasy, which means renouncing the church and its beliefs. — Lianna Norman, Florida Times-Union, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renouncing
  1. relinquishing
  2. withdrawing
  3. resigning
  4. retracting
  5. abdicating
  6. denying
  7. repealing
Verb
  • For Harrison, the collaboration also meant relinquishing some control.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 22 July 2026
  • Clearly, the Flyers are comfortable with relinquishing first-round picks in their next four drafts as there is more value in having a true 1C in Carlsson.
    — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of relinquishing
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  • Major Medicare Advantage insurer Humana is withdrawing from certain markets for 2027, a move expected to be mirrored by other companies facing rising medical expenses.
    — Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In 1982, invading Israeli forces occupied the city, withdrawing three years later.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of withdrawing
Verb
  • Former chief continues to collect pay Dustman, who served as chief from 2022 to 2025, has received at least $100,000 since resigning, The Star previously revealed.
    — Ben Wheeler August 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Ekeler was previously special teams coordinator at Nebraska and Tennessee in recent years, while Patterson hasn’t coached full-time since resigning from TCU in 2021.
    — Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of resigning
Verb
  • The remote control has mixed reviews, with this seemingly retracting from its otherwise glowing reviews.
    — Tantse Walter, Space.com, 26 June 2026
  • The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a recall notice that the seat belts in certain Expedition and Lincoln vehicles may inadvertently lock, preventing the belt from retracting or extending.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Definition of retracting
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  • They’d be upset about Article One of the Constitution, the legislative branch abdicating its powers; that is, the people’s power to wage war and to levy tariffs.
    — KEN BURNS, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
  • Dinello was right, and The Late Show eventually became late night’s ratings leader—a throne that CBS is now voluntarily abdicating.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Definition of abdicating
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  • The letter from the state Attorney General’s Office asserts that Menlo Park improperly changed its reasons for denying a streamlined approval process for the residential portion of the project.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • There’s no denying that rhetoric over the bear hunt, which was approved by the state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission last summer, boiled over.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of denying
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  • The options to address sales tax exemptions for data centers could include limiting the sales tax exemption or repealing them, Huffman said.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
  • Instead of lobbying for the law, Congress should be thinking about reforming, if not repealing, it.
    — James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Definition of repealing

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