renounce
verb (used with object)
to give up or put aside voluntarily.
are renouncing
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present progressiveof renounce.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Along with the now-infamous em dash, many are renouncing words for which ChatGPT is known to have a mysterious penchant, such as delve, nestled, boast, and meticulous.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2025
Some are renouncing their seats like conscientious objectors.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2016
Significantly Americans living abroad are renouncing their citizenship in unprecedented numbers.
From Forbes ● Oct. 8, 2014
In order to avoid this, companies are renouncing their U.S. citizenship and moving abroad.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2014
Yet the lodging-houses remain by hundreds of thousands, almost by millions, throughout the land, and if the English are giving them up they are renouncing them with national deliberation.
From London Films by William Dean Howells
