jilted

past tense of jilt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jilted
Verb
  • Later in the month, from July 28 to 30, slow-moving thunderstorms dumped nearly 12 inches of rain over eastern New York, causing major flash flooding.
    Denise Chow, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
  • During the Great Depression, milk prices collapsed and dairy farmers dumped their own product in the street to protest.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Disney then ditched the movie, offloading it to the scrappy Relativity Media — sound like a familiar trajectory?
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
  • For the ceremony, the bride and groom ditched their uniforms for formalwear.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
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“Jilted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jilted. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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