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Recent Examples of drop out
David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
Users may drop out of the process altogether, reducing completion rates.
—Mohamed Lazzouni, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
Eli Lilly's Ricks said the company is not concerned about those dropout rates in the study.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
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Verb
To date, Doechii has not given any explanation for her decision to drop out of the lineup of All Points East, Rock en Seine, or Forwards Festival.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
Users may drop out of the process altogether, reducing completion rates.
—Mohamed Lazzouni, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
Bushnell first witnessed Jobs’ potential as a businessman in the 1970s, when the college dropout joined Atari as a technician and games designer before moving into entrepreneurship.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
Eli Lilly's Ricks said the company is not concerned about those dropout rates in the study.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drop out
Verb
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Duncan even contemplated mounting a third-party challenge to Trump as a No Labels candidate last year before withdrawing his name from consideration.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Biden administration had weighed withdrawing antitrust immunity for the joint venture, which began in 2016.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His discoveries promise to upset the gaming tables of every school of thought that wagers on new and untested art for idlers’ rewards: the love of novelty, the will to make or unmake reputations, the wish to be hip or au courant.—
Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
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Their name exudes the essence of an idler and slacker, but women’s loafers themselves are quite the opposite.—
Gaby Keiderling,
Harper's BAZAAR,
19 Jan. 2023
Verb
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Mary Ceron is another homeowner who attempted to quit but ended up at a final hearing against her will.—
Mario Ariza,
ProPublica,
15 Sep. 2025
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That prompted a frustrated Webex engineer, Eric Yuan, to quit and start Zoom, which is why WebEx looks like a crude prototype of what Zoom became.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But Salah, who travelled several hours a day just to reach training as a youngster, is no quitter.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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And the most unattractive thing in the world to me is a quitter.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Wear it to the office with wide-leg trousers and platform loafers.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Office alum, 45, sported a dark grey glen plaid suit, with a coordinating vest, a black tie and black patent leather loafers.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Chargers are certainly no slouch of an opponent, so the Raiders not having Bowers in the lineup would have been difficult to deal with.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Perfectly roomy with a bit of effortless slouch for a relaxed feel, the Balance Bucket is available in both black and brown suede, plus black leather, to complement every mood and lifestyle.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As security officer of the Maginot, Morrow abandons his post to kill the traitor — allowing the ship to continue its collision course into Earth.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo, who has been actively lobbying against Brazil in Washington, have both been branded as traitors by Lula supporters.—
HUSSEIN KALOUT,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Scar then proceeds to desolate the kingdom, with the help of hyenas, while Simba, in exile, grows up to become a pleasure-hunting, grub-eating sluggard.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
19 July 2019
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Clearly, supervision at your job is lax, and your sluggard classmate is taking advantage of that.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2017
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“Drop out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20out. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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