jilting

verb

present participle of jilt
as in dumping
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 Synonyms for jilting
  1. dumping
  2. leaving
  3. ditching
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  • Here’s how to tell when trauma dumping might be reaching unhealthy levels in a friendship or relationship, according to therapists—and how to repair.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Independence Police Department received a tip that Kitara and another man may have beaten Simpson with a ratchet before dumping her body in an unknown location, according to court documents.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of dumping
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  • The message was about taking care of one another — a seed Dyer has worked hard to plant and grow since leaving his electrical engineering career more than a decade ago to become a Presbyterian minister.
    — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • There is also romanticism around the return of Sergio Canales to Racing, with the 35-year-old former Real Madrid and Real Betis playmaker coming back to his hometown club 16 years after first leaving for the Bernabeu.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of leaving
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  • Men are ditching their jackets and campaign brochures serve as makeshift fans.
    — Debbie Elliott, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But the images of young Moroccans marching up the shoreline, ditching inflatable tubes along their way, have forced Europe into a debate over how countries can manage migration humanely while maintaining control of their borders.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of ditching
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