DROPS OUT Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

drops out

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present tense third-person singular of drop out

as in withdraws

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An Indian institution that’s built its operations around a foreign foundation model has no real recourse if that vendor raises prices, withdraws the model, hits new export restrictions or gets caught in a geopolitical dispute over chip access.

— Sajal Singh, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The background of the film is the budget slashes that are happening in this sector all over the Western world, as the government withdraws its own form of care.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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