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reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
de-escalate a crisis -
give up or retire from a position
The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month
How To Use step down In A Sentence
- Saleh, a vital U.S. ally who has ruled Yemen for more than three decades, has pledged to step down when his term ends in 2013. Outside Yemen's capital, anger and grievances run deep
- For keys with sharps, look at the last sharp in the series of sharps, and say the catch phrase ‘little step up, big step down.’
- The president need not step down so long as the elections are held under international supervision.
- An air force jet buzzed the compound to encourage him to step down.
- I almost want him to be the bigger person and just step down so that we can maybe, almost, get shizzle done in the country.
- The American billionaire was forced to step down from a previous banking role after an inquiry by US regulators. Times, Sunday Times
- Burt also confirmed he would step down from his role as governor of the Bank of Scotland, a titular post formerly held by Sir Jack Shaw, but that a successor will not be announced until early January.
- He has decided to step down as captain of the team.
- $250 million is a substantial amount of hard cash to be wasting, but neither candidate will step down lest he lose any potential advantage.
- Javier Lozano's decision to step down as Spain coach marks the end of an era in Spanish futsal.
