- past tense form of relinquish.
- past participle of relinquish.
relinquished
Americanadjective
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The pair married in a glitzy wedding in 2018 but two years later relinquished their role as working royals after a feud with the British royals and moved to North America.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
She was to stay in the leadership role for at least the next four seasons after the Buss family relinquished control of the team to Walter in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Just over a year earlier, Thorslund relinquished her WBC and WBO titles after becoming pregnant.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
New York relinquished a bucket of first-round draft picks to land Bridges, who, like Josh Hart, is a former Villanova teammate of Brunson’s, and the ROI had been meh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
But the problems had fallen away, the village had thrived, and Jonas had relinquished leadership to others so that he could take up an unburdened life with his family.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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