as in dumped
to end a usually intimate relationship with
still trying to get over being jilted by his longtime girlfriend
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The nation eventually lost its foothold on the lake, which became polluted in the 19th and 20th centuries as industries dumped mercury, salt and other contaminants into the water.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025 -
That it was dumped in spring training was another step toward the homogenization of the Yankees with the rest of the league.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Prince Harry has come under fresh pressure over his African Parks charity after it was ditched by the government of Chad.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Popular Aussie band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard ditched Spotify in July to protest Ek’s investments in the military defense company Helsing, as did Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Jilted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jilted. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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