relinquishes

verb

present tense third-person singular of relinquish
1
as in surrenders
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 resigns
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 relinquishes Could this be the anarchic mind that emerges when the ego relinquishes its hold? — Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026 If a player chooses not to negotiate with the Panthers, that player will be unable to sign elsewhere, unless Carolina relinquishes his rights by not offering him a tender. — Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026 As Buffett relinquishes the helm, investors are increasingly focused on what disappears with him. — Yun Li, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026 The first rule of power politics is that nobody relinquishes authority willingly. — Bobby Ghosh, Time, 16 Oct. 2025 In a street vacation, the city relinquishes the right of way or public service easement to an adjacent property owner or owners. — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relinquishes
  1. surrenders
  2. resigns
  3. renders
  4. abdicates
  5. delivers
  6. renounces
  7. cedes
Verb
  • After five books that try to interpret Elizabeth Taylor, Waters simply surrenders to the vision.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the Harford County Humane Society tells CBS News Baltimore there have been 140 owner surrenders through the county's animal control this summer, which is double last summer's total.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of surrenders
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  • Cregan resigns the next day and heads back north after falling in love with Alysanne Blackwood, the cool archer lady with the eye shadow.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • School districts have long been required to report to the state any teacher who is fired or who resigns due to misconduct.
    — Holly McDede, ProPublica, 31 July 2026
Definition of resigns
Verb
  • The move renders the original indictment that had been the subject of grand jury issues legally obsolete — though the judge could still opt to dig into any alleged wrongdoing.
    — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The protagonist’s righteous mission leads him to some grim, intense situations, which Park renders with kinetic style, most notably in its iconic hammer sequence.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of renders
Verb
  • When the state abdicates its duty, the people must step in.
    — William Morris, Des Moines Register, 17 Mar. 2026
  • When the federal government abdicates its responsibility for public health, states, localities, and communities of experts can still try to fill the void.
    — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Definition of abdicates
Verb
  • Even if Venezuela delivers more oil to the global market in the near term, three of the four global refining hubs are in crisis.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Extreme mountain climbing has never looked anything but miserable from the distance of a screening room, and The Other Side delivers mightily on all that scraping, straining, gasping toil.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of delivers
Verb
  • Japan has recently taken steps to expand its defense posture, including lifting its ban on lethal arms exports and mulling changes to Article 9 of its constitution, which renounces war and the maintenance of armed forces.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 31 May 2026
  • Miami will have the ability to use multiple sizable salary cap exceptions if Wiggins opts out or if Wiggins stays but Miami renounces Powell, which remove his cap hold and eliminate his Bird rights.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of renounces
Verb
  • In many instances, Madonna cedes the dance floor to Price, her voice floating over his ecstatic music.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 13 July 2026
  • Lean too far toward caution and a firm cedes ground to bolder rivals and to the automation-first newcomers.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Definition of cedes

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“Relinquishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relinquishes. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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