as in to dump
to end a usually intimate relationship with
still trying to get over being jilted by his longtime girlfriend
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Recent Examples of jilt
Ellison, reasonably, feels jilted by Warner, a company whose present $82 billion value is entirely thanks to a bidding war that Paramount kicked off and which Netflix won out.
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025
How about the likes of John Candy, Henry Gibson, Steve Lawrence and Twiggy, who was jilted by Elwood.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2025
Or will Ole Miss get jilted, bailed on before their savior coach can take them to the College Football Playoff altar?
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
One of the most notorious tales involves two women, each jilted at the altar, who took their own lives in Room 525.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025
How about the likes of John Candy, Henry Gibson, Steve Lawrence and Twiggy, who was jilted by Elwood.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2025
Or will Ole Miss get jilted, bailed on before their savior coach can take them to the College Football Playoff altar?
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
One of the most notorious tales involves two women, each jilted at the altar, who took their own lives in Room 525.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jilt
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Pittsburgh is preparing for a significant winter storm that's expected to dump inches of snow across the area this weekend.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Primaloft Black Eco insulation kept me toasty on 15-degree lift rides at Bolton Valley Ski Resort, while extra-long flank zips are great for dumping heat on the way down.—
Benjamin Tepler,
Outside,
23 Jan. 2026
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Such vague commands, the court said, leave agents guessing how to respond during fast-moving protest situations and expose them to possible contempt sanctions.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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The auction house leaves behind its more cloistered Madison Avenue home for airy galleries in an 80-foot glass atrium, as well as an opulent neoclassical rotunda in the historic Steinway Hall.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Of the pair, Dan is smart and seemingly steady, though with a simmering depression exacerbated by his mother’s isolation and failing health; his parents are pressuring him to ditch the rocks – and Tamma – to focus on getting into college.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
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The couple went head-to-head at the National Curling Academy in Stirling, with Kate ditching her blue tartan coat and heeled boots for a black turtleneck and flat black boots to participate in the sport.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Jilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jilt. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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