as in deserted
to leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another
soldiers defected from the rebel army en masse as the failure of their cause became apparent
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Korda managed to keep it together when her swing, which felt so pure in the practice rounds, deserted her in an opening round of 73 that left her seven shots behind.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026 -
In the last decade, young audiences coveted by advertisers have deserted late night TV shows for streaming channels.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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Deputies found the Mazda abandoned nearby with its license plate removed.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2026
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Manaea, who reached 10 years of MLB service time earlier this season, abandoned his ego.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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In May 2023, Quiñones rejected a call-up to the national team, however, and began playing for Mexico later that year.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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But initial attempts to send her to Tahiti, a French dependency, about 1,350 miles — or a 30-hour sea journey — from Pitcairn, were rejected by French Polynesian authorities.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Not only was the Plaza33 party called off in coordination with the Secret Service, but a secure area was established around the ten-block radius surrounding the arena, cutting off foot and car traffic in one of the most hectic stretches of midtown Manhattan.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
9 June 2026
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The gas can no longer cool fast enough to fall in and the galaxy is suddenly cut off from its fuel supply.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
9 June 2026
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“Defected (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defected%20%28from%29. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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