relinquished
- past participle of relinquish.
- past tense form of relinquish.
Example Sentences
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And if Uthmeier prevails, adoptive parents across Florida could find their legal claim to their children suddenly open to challenge, potentially by the very birth parents who relinquished them, or by the state.
From Slate ● May 13, 2026
Forest are adamant that control was officially relinquished by Marinakis on 28 February and they will have no issue with Uefa.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
There were 24 operating in 2000, before the U.S. relinquished its lead in aluminum production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
In October, she lost her duchess title when her ex-husband relinquished his Duke of York title over his links with Epstein.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
She had relinquished her daughter to another family so that she would be safe; now she watched as Little Anna, in her small plain box, disappeared into the grave.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
