DROPPED OUT (OF) Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

dropped out (of)

verb

past tense of drop out (of)

as in threw up

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Hennepin County prosecutors have fought the DOJ for key evidence in Pretti’s death for months, after federal law enforcement repeatedly threw up blockades to their access.

— Whitney Wild, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026
The 24-time Grand Slam champion appeared to suffer a cramp in his left foot, threw up, and took a medical time-out to have his back massaged between the fourth and fifth sets before losing to Argentine player Mariano Navone.

— Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026

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dropped out of sight

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