as in dumps
to end a usually intimate relationship with
still trying to get over being jilted by his longtime girlfriend
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Towns dumps the ball off to Mitchell Robinson for his easiest two points of the night.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026 -
After New Year’s our mother dumps it, with all the glossy families and chirpy letters, in the trash.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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That leaves an interesting two-by-two decision at stake.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
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That leaves little time for work, which can pose an additional financial burden.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Fulda all but ditches his ambitious partner Chaton (Vincent Dedienne), in order to team up with Stéphane to get to the bottom of the endless pig-slaughter, and to put paid to the local superstition that Brun’s ghost may be the culprit.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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In the directorial debut from Izabel Pakzad, Lola (Cherry) and Lavinia (Thorne) make up two-fifths of an on-screen friend group that ditches the Los Angeles smog for the clear skies — and ample partying room — found in California's Joshua Tree National Park.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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“Jilts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jilts. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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