resign
verb (used without object)
to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed byfrom ).
is resigning
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present progressiveof resign (3rd person singular).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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Vernachio is resigning from the company and its board of directors.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Kanin is resigning, effective June 11, and fiduciary Jodi Pais Montgomery will take over managing the trust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
In a letter Friday to Trump later posted on social media, Gabbard says she is resigning because her husband, Abraham Williams, “has recently been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
"It is false to suggest Ambassador Davis is resigning 'over differences with Donald Trump,'" State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
Woolley is resigning the head mastership of King Edward VI.
From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Charles Mackie
