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as in leaves
to give up (a job or office)
he decided to quit his job at the fast-food restaurant
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2
as in abandons
to stop doing (something) permanently
her doctor told her it was high time she quit smoking
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as in ceases
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
quit pestering your coworkers with pointless questions
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as in forsakes
to cause to remain behind
he quit the house sometime around nine this morning and hasn't been seen since
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as in succumbs
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
tried to persuade his daughter to remain at home, but eventually he just quit and let her go out on her own
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as in stops
to come to an end
will this teasing ever quit?
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as in pays
to give what is owed for
eager to quit all debts before starting married life
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as in departs
to leave a place often for another
we plan to quit the amusement park around seven tonight and then head to the diner for some food
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as in behaves
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
I thought the kids quitted themselves quite well at the concert tonight
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Recent Examples of quits
So this little bit of mobile history was not destroyed, and the teardown gives us a good look at how LG was hoping to attract new customers before calling it quits.
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ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
Claire Foy stars as Polly, an electronic engineer who quits her job rather than work on a smart fridge that gathers data on its owners.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 2 Apr. 2026
Sennett also dated bandmate Jenny Lewis for several years during the band's original run, calling it quits in 2002.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Sai De Silva and her husband, David Craig, are calling it quits.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
Some are deciding to call it quits.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Continue reading … MEDIA ARSENAL ALERT — Michigan Democrat quits politics, says party agenda betrayed her faith.
—FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
That’s a refreshingly honest reason for calling it quits, and an understandable one.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Governing body head quits Yet this year’s festival comes at a time of crisis in British racing.
—Ian King, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
Claire Foy stars as Polly, an electronic engineer who quits her job rather than work on a smart fridge that gathers data on its owners.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 2 Apr. 2026
Sennett also dated bandmate Jenny Lewis for several years during the band's original run, calling it quits in 2002.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Sai De Silva and her husband, David Craig, are calling it quits.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
Some are deciding to call it quits.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Continue reading … MEDIA ARSENAL ALERT — Michigan Democrat quits politics, says party agenda betrayed her faith.
—FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
That’s a refreshingly honest reason for calling it quits, and an understandable one.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Governing body head quits Yet this year’s festival comes at a time of crisis in British racing.
—Ian King, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quits
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Her early death, after an illness that the father initially contrives to ignore then notices just in time to capture her desperation in a fine sketch, leaves Mimí utterly disoriented, yearning only to achieve a level of self-control and detachment that will spare him their tumultuous struggle.—
Tim Parks,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Her departure to the transfer portal leaves a significant gap in Missouri’s scoring and playmaking.—
Aaron Segal,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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The group quickly abandons the car, leaving the infant alone with at least one of the car doors open for an hour.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Frates and some other Miamians want the YMCA of Greater Miami to take over the building and put in athletic facilities after the library abandons the building.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Officials discussed both diplomatic and economic measures their countries could implement now and after the fighting ceases to help secure the shipping route, according to NPR's Fatima Al-Kassab.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
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In a different scenario, assigned a probability of 60%, the conflict ceases at the end of this month and oil prices fall quickly.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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Where Uthmeier succumbs to bigotry is in the presumption that DEI means unqualified.—
Howard L. Simon,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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But her character succumbs to Ducournau’s convoluted plotting.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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The legislation also stops courts from considering religious codes, including Islamic Sharia law, in legal cases.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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The fun on 404 Day stops with Atlanta United.—
Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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Somebody who lives in Shawnee but commutes downtown for work, for example, pays the tax, and roughly half its revenue comes from people who live outside the city.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Whether the growth bet pays off or not, the interest rate math embedded in it may be the number Congress pays closest attention to.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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This album also departs from Rodrigo’s one-word naming convention.—
Katie Simons,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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The key, then, is to see how significantly this data departs from the standard prediction.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 Apr. 2026
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Gathering data about how the heat shield behaves this time around is actually a key mission goal.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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But in the real world, over long horizons, resilience behaves much more like the defining property of an ecosystem.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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