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jilts

verb

present tense third-person singular of jilt
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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  1. dumps
  2. leaves
  3. ditches
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  • Parks and Rec says anyone who illegally dumps could face fines totaling $5,000 per piece of material.
    — Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Using the same spoofing method as in the Silver attack, the attacker dumps Chrome's process memory and extracts the master key that protects the passkey's private key.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of dumps
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  • That flexibility could prove essential once the truck leaves Europe.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • That leaves sophomore DaSaahn Brame, South Alabama senior transfer Trent Thomas and other newcomers to fill the gap.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of leaves
Verb
  • Treat standing water − such as retention ponds or drainage ditches − with a mosquito larvicide.
    — Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Both hikers and mountain bikers swear by Mae Simmons Park, and the trail network offers great views and wild terrain that ditches the conventional walking paths of most city hikes.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of ditches
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“Jilts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jilts. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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