renounced

verb

past tense of renounce
1
as in resigned
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 withdrew
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 renounced Yermolaiev has lived in the glitzy city state on the Mediterranean coast for several years, having left Ukraine and renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019 to become a citizen of Cyprus. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 Their virality comes at a time when the very generation that inspired them has largely renounced the label. — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026 China has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control. — Reuters, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026 The Business Roundtable and several hundred business leaders publicly renounced it in 2019. — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 In 2021, Princess Mako, the niece of the emperor and eldest child of Crown Prince Ashikino and Crown Princess Kiko, renounced her royal titles and left the imperial family in order to marry her college sweetheart, Kei Komuro. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 What follows are dozens of examples of how those whose names are familiar (or aren’t) and legendary (or infamous) for their actions while representing the state have been embraced (or renounced) by the rest of the country and beyond. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 Spiritually, His Holiness is an emanation, or tulku, of the bodhisattva Chenrezig, who renounced nirvana to help mankind. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026 The 58-year-old construction tycoon renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2017, Ukrainian media reported, and has been a citizen of Cyprus since 2019. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renounced
  1. resigned
  2. withdrew
  3. relinquished
  4. retracted
  5. abdicated
  6. denied
  7. repealed
  8. contradicted
Verb
  • In March, the bank's part-time chair Atanu Chakraborty resigned after flagging governance and ethical concerns within the institution.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Yiannopoulos resigned from Breitbart amid the backlash and offered a rare apology but said the media distorted his comments.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of resigned
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  • The airline withdrew an application for a third flyover planned for this coming weekend, the aviation authority said.
    — Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The union later withdrew that measure, but only after the council struck a deal to require new hotel projects to go through a more extensive approval process at City Hall.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of withdrew
Verb
  • Goss voluntarily relinquished his Missouri law license and surrendered his right to practice law in Kansas.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
  • During her tenure, Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava relinquished their titles; Voigt had accused Rose of a toxic workplace culture.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of relinquished
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  • That's because the sink and invisible dual-burner induction cooktop are concealed below a sliding top that works just like a bar or table when retracted.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The study was found to be fraudulent; eventually, it was retracted entirely.
    — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of retracted
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  • Considered too lenient toward the Germans, Marie-Adelaide abdicated in January 1919 in favor of her sister, Charlotte.
    — Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The popular king modernized the royal house but refused to follow in the footsteps of other aging monarchs who have abdicated in recent times.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of abdicated
Verb
  • The Attorney General’s Office could not be reached for comment on why the grant was denied.
    — Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 30 Aug. 2026
  • If that application is denied, deportation could be a death sentence.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of denied
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  • By contrast, Congress repealed federal restrictions and taxes on brewing beer for personal use in 1978.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • In 2022, Williams helped lead a group of residents to introduce and pass ballot measures that repealed three of El Dorado Hills’ LLADs.
    — Haley Parsley August 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of repealed
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  • But court filings, video evidence and investigators later contradicted key parts of that account, according to CBS News.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Castro initially claimed under oath that Sosa-Celis attacked him, but surveillance footage contradicted his claim.
    — Ryan Lucas, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of contradicted

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

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