STEP DOWN (FROM) Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

step down (from)

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as in to leave

to give up (a job or office) with the advent of his 90th birthday, he could no longer resist calls for him to step down from chairmanship of the board

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as in to resign

to give up (as a position of authority) formally even in the face of a palace revolt, Queen Elizabeth I refused to step down from the throne

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That has left mid-sized TV operators in India looking to find new ways of expanding their scale.

Patrick Frater, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
The schedule proposed by the defense would have left little or no room to potentially hold a sentencing before Trump's term begins.

Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024

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“Step down (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step%20down%20%28from%29. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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