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dropped out

verb

past tense of drop out
as in withdrew

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dropped out
  1. withdrew
  2. quit
Verb
  • One candidate for the job, Tigers general manager Jeff Greenberg, publicly withdrew from consideration last week.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Ingebrigtsen won the 5,000 on opening night but withdrew from the shorter race, saying his fitness wasn't good enough for two races so close together in the wake of Achilles surgery earlier this year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of withdrew
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  • Since Macklemore’s firing, all of Sheeran’s openers have quit the tour.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Sheeran’s supporting acts and his backing band quit the tour in solidarity with Macklemore.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of quit
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“Dropped out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dropped%20out. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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