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relinquish

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Officials there told Kaper that mothers who chose anonymity at the time of relinquishing their children couldn’t be revealed, and have denied his requests.

From Quartz

On top of this, my ex was able to post false information about me on “liars and cheaters” forums enabled by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which allows digital platforms to relinquish ultimate responsibility over user-posted content.

From Fortune

Trusting creators to know their audience and deliver great content means it’s OK for the brand to relinquish a degree of control.

From Digiday

Still despite some recent forced innovation, journalists in particular can be a symbolic bunch, reticent to relinquish time-honored traditions, processes and language more reminiscent of the inky fingered days when the print product reigned supreme.

From Digiday

When an employee walks into a meeting they are relinquishing control.

To be a hero, you must accept your fate and relinquish control to it.

She has yet to relinquish her anonymity and is unavailable for any comment.

He would not relinquish presidential power and live to regret it, like his cousin.

Should I relinquish my passport and book permanent passage on an infantilizing escorted “adventure” to the Mall of America next?

But it was clear from the start that no matter how strongly he was challenged, Morsi would never relinquish the presidency.

Gradually he began to feel a little sheepish, but nevertheless he did not relinquish his desire to break up the service.

Was it certain that the united force of all her neighbours would be sufficient to compel her to relinquish her prey?

I resolved, rather than act further, to relinquish the handsome payments he made to me from time to time.

Several instances have proved the people are determined to relinquish the barbarous system of commandoes for stealing cattle.

The men left their floating prisons only to relinquish comfort and to "rough it."

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On this page you'll find 127 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to relinquish, such as: abandon, abdicate, cede, drop out, forgo, and hand over.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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