as in to withdraw
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as in idler
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as in leaver
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Recent Examples of drop out
Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Biden dropped out of the race in July, giving little time for Vice President Kamala Harris to accept the Democratic nomination and make her case to voters.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
Who would’ve thought that a rapper from Brooklyn, a high-school dropout at that, would be a scholar in residence at Columbia University?
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Though Biden did eventually drop out and then Vice President Kamala Harris replaced him as the Democratic nominee, many Democrats still blamed him for the party's loss in the 2024 election.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Biden dropped out of the race in July, giving little time for Vice President Kamala Harris to accept the Democratic nomination and make her case to voters.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
The trial was also small and had a significant dropout rate.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
Who would’ve thought that a rapper from Brooklyn, a high-school dropout at that, would be a scholar in residence at Columbia University?
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drop out
Verb
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Rather than a gradual strengthening of local capacity as a way of reimagining how the global development industry operates, the Trump administration’s proposals simply withdraw federal support.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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But with so much uncertainty over both macroeconomic conditions and trade policies, many companies have been giving downbeat second-quarter forecasts and have been withdrawing or balking at revising their full-year projections.—
Lisa Kailai Han,Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 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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There are myriad, clear alcohol health risks that can be improved by quitting drinking altogether or lowering alcohol consumption.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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That included taking calculated risks—such as quitting her make-ends-meet career as a registered nurse and declining an early deal with Walmart.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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To me, that’s something that’s in your character to be a quitter.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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And Braverman wasn’t a quitter, in fact, quite the opposite.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Heaton, 31, sported an oversized gray pinstriped suit with a matching suit vest, a black button-down shirt, and a pair of black leather loafers.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The play’s piano-and-strings compositions, by Grant Olding, closely recall Nicholas Britell’s discordant TV soundtrack; Richard wears sumptuous suits and velvet loafers without socks, then goes to prison in comfy gray sweats, sporting quiet luxury to the end.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Meta is no slouch: Revenue growth: 22% in last 12 months Operating margin: 42% P/E Ratio: 21x That might look like a discount compared to Microsoft (31x) or Apple (32x), but here’s the rub.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Though, to be fair, Green Bay and Cincinnati are no slouches as third-place finishers.—
Parker Gabriel,
The Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The American president is a traitor to the democratic world.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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If that isn’t pressure enough, the women are faced with a mysterious traitor who emerges, years later, as the three friends are torn apart.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 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 2 May. 2025.
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