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- the only bad part about owning a rabbit was cleaning the droppings out of the litter box every night
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- the dropping of an act from the talent show should bring it in on time
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- abandonment,
- abortion,
- calling,
- calling off,
- cancellation
- (also cancelation),
- recall,
- recision,
- repeal,
- rescission,
- revocation
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dropping
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of dropping (Entry 2 of 2)
- I dropped the fly ball
- drop the anchor
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- although they start out high, prices for home electronics eventually drop
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- drop what you're doing and come here
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- isn't it time you dropped that smoking habit and spent your money on better things?
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- the cable car tracks can drop suddenly, so be sure to hang onto something
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- evening,
- flattening,
- leveling
- (or levelling),
- planing,
- smoothing,
- straightening
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- drop that plan in favor of another
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- the cow dropped her calf early this morning
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- dropped the would-be mugger in his tracks with a single well-aimed blow
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- the local hockey team has dropped two out of the last three contests
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- the cold glass dropped condensation
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- I dropped $50 on these shoes
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- he would ever so "casually" drop the names of celebrities he knew personally
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- with these icy road conditions, drivers should be dropping their speed
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- during the Black Death people all over Asia and Europe were dropping like flies
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- checking out,
- conking (out),
- croaking
- [slang],
- deceasing,
- demising,
- departing,
- dying,
- ending,
- exiting,
- expiring,
- falling,
- flatlining,
- going,
- kicking in
- [slang],
- kicking off
- [slang],
- parting,
- passing away,
- passing (on),
- pegging out
- [chiefly British],
- perishing,
- popping off,
- stepping out,
- succumbing
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- biting the dust,
- buying it
- (or buying the farm),
- giving up the ghost,
- kicking the bucket,
- snuffing it
- [British]
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“Dropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dropping. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of dropping was in the 14th century
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