relinquish
Example Sentences
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By leaving our bubbles, we widen our perspectives and, for at least a moment, relinquish what David Foster Wallace once called our “natural, hard-wired default-setting . . . to see and interpret everything through this lens of self.”
And they will not relinquish that power voluntarily.
From Salon
Earlier in October, Andrew issued a personal statement saying he would be relinquishing all of his royal titles, including the Duke of York.
From BBC
Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan all relinquished nuclear weapons after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
From Washington Times
During the Winter War of 1939-1940, Finland fended off a Soviet invasion, though the Finns had to relinquish some territory and they agreed to remain formally neutral throughout the Cold War.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
