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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It was dumped in front of someone's house.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026 -
Nicky, who had been dumped by his ex the day before, is also at the airport and contemplating whether or not to board his own flight to California for his brother’s wedding amid his heartbreak.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
2 Apr. 2026
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Sabrina Carpenter ditched her doll-like blonde curls.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
7 Apr. 2026
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People stood back up as Church grabbed the mic, ditched some of the stillness, and started moving, actually performing in the way most people associate with an Eric Church show.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Jilted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jilted. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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