stand aside

VERB

resign

Synonyms

STRONG

abandon abdicate capitulate cede drop fold forgo forsake leave quit relinquish renounce retire secede surrender terminate vacate waive yield

WEAK

bail out bow out cease work demit divorce oneself from drop out end service give notice give up the ship hand in resignation hand over hang it up separate oneself from sign off stand down step down throw in the towel turn over walk out wash hands of

Antonyms

STRONG

assert begin claim come continue defend do fight hold join keep maintain pursue remain retain win

WEAK

agree take on

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stand aside

When you see armed and masked law enforcement coming for someone you care about, do you stand aside?

From Salon ● May 13, 2025

Lawyers for Honolulu urged the court to stand aside for now and wait, likely for several years, until there is a final verdict in its lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

Asked about a Sunday Times report that Ms Abbott was among Labour MPs offered peerages by the party to stand aside, Ms Cooper replied: “I don’t know anything about that”.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2024

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said O’Neil, the home affairs minister, had directed Pezzullo to stand aside and he had agreed pending the investigation result.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2023

If lice or nits were in evidence, the little one was told to stand aside.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

stand aside

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