opt out
verb
opted out; opting out; opts out
: to choose not to participate in something
—often used with of
opted out of the project
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The 30-year-old has spent all seven seasons of his career with the Mets, but after opting out of his contract, is in search of a long-term deal this offseason.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Celebrity colorist Sierra Kener once predicted that people will opt out of dyeing their grays for 2025 and the cool winter season is the perfect time to do so.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
But quarterback Jordan Travis was injured, the Noles were snubbed from the College Football Playoff, players opted out and the team was routed 63–3 by Georgia in the Orange Bowl.
—D’joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
Indeed, that now seems like the least likely, but most optimistic, conclusion—that a group of people who realize they’re being goaded into participation in an algorithmic fun house decide to opt out of a psychologically painful discourse trap altogether.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
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MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Celebrity colorist Sierra Kener once predicted that people will opt out of dyeing their grays for 2025 and the cool winter season is the perfect time to do so.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
But quarterback Jordan Travis was injured, the Noles were snubbed from the College Football Playoff, players opted out and the team was routed 63–3 by Georgia in the Orange Bowl.
—D’joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
Indeed, that now seems like the least likely, but most optimistic, conclusion—that a group of people who realize they’re being goaded into participation in an algorithmic fun house decide to opt out of a psychologically painful discourse trap altogether.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Opt out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opt%20out. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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