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
In jilting conventional storytelling, Komljen also reroutes the political dimensions of this work to visual subtext.
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Sonya Vseliubska, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
But the show has always kept an eye on who’s being buzzed about online, whether a TikToker or jilted D-lister or a reality TV contestant eager to unspool their side of the story.
—Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2025
Then there’s the whole debacle of the league’s attempt to jilt the U.S. Open Cup, presumably because they were no longer directly connected to the marketing or televising of the event.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Screeching and yelling, jilted lovers, and generational disappointment flood into a finale as theatrical as a Broadway stage play despite affecting performances, wrapping up too rashly to consider how all of what just went down is about to deeply traumatize the young I-Jing for life.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
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Sonya Vseliubska, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
But the show has always kept an eye on who’s being buzzed about online, whether a TikToker or jilted D-lister or a reality TV contestant eager to unspool their side of the story.
—Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2025
Then there’s the whole debacle of the league’s attempt to jilt the U.S. Open Cup, presumably because they were no longer directly connected to the marketing or televising of the event.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Screeching and yelling, jilted lovers, and generational disappointment flood into a finale as theatrical as a Broadway stage play despite affecting performances, wrapping up too rashly to consider how all of what just went down is about to deeply traumatize the young I-Jing for life.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jilt
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Somewhere beyond the brush, two frightened dogs — caught on video being dumped and abandoned — were still waiting, as if the person who left them might return.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Drone footage showed catastrophic flooding that turned streets into rivers, submerged homes and overturned cars as Typhoon Kalmaegi, known locally as Tino, dumped more than a month’s worth of rain in only 24 hours in some areas.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Please leave any feedback or corrections for this story here.—
USA TODAY Network,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Nov. 2025
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Enrollment reached a 30-year low last year at 894 students, leaving more than 200 vacant seats at the school as inflation drives up costs.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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The junior forward cut down his long flowing hair this past January, and then ditched his iconic goggles last week in an effort to expand his peripheral vision and improve his game.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Nov. 2025
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Bleacher Report's Erik Beaston recently predicted Alonso would ditch the Mets in free agency in favor of a deal with a new team.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Jilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jilt. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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