dropped out

past tense of drop out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dropped out
Verb
  • Goldin was killed on August 1, 2014, just days before Israel withdrew its troops from Gaza.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
  • In October, Fernandez withdrew from the Argentina squad with membrane swelling in his right knee.
    Colin Millar, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Others have quit or decided to take retirement during the shutdown, increasing the strain on the industry which already had a severe shortage of traffic controllers.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Neither side wanted Davie to quit, but that is where the BBC has ended up.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Dropped out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dropped%20out. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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