jilt

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 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 The fan base would deserve better; jilted fan bases always do, but this is business. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for jilt
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  • With exactly 11 minutes remaining, Walker dumped a screen pass off to O’Brien.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In some cases, a major winter storm will dump heavy snow in northern areas, while the South contends with a springlike severe storm threat from the same system.
    Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • Markus Breitenecker, chief operating officer, is leaving his post with immediate effect.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Abe was Japan’s longest-serving prime minister and was assassinated in 2022 at a campaign rally, two years after leaving office.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • Ofcom ditched the proposal, opting instead to change guidance.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
  • To match her dress and toasty makeup look, Bieber ditched nude nails in favor of a chocolate brown cat-eye effect.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Jilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jilt. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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