leavers

Definition of leaversnext
plural of leaver

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leavers
Noun
  • Reasons for the increase in dropouts Baltimore City Schools says the dropout rate is seeing a spike because of the COVID pandemic, adding that students who began high school during the pandemic were not receiving as many wrap around services through virtual learning.
    Tara Lynch, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • When news of Israel’s secret outposts in Iraq’s desert emerged, Iraqis admonished their leaders as traitors, and the boisterous militiamen affiliated with the government as impostors for allowing their land to be colonized by an enemy.
    Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026
  • The president has spent a decade calling his rivals communists and traitors, among other hyperbolic insults.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Farage welcomed her as the latest and most high-profile Conservative to join his burgeoning movement, following on the heels of other recent turncoats, such as Andrew Rosindell and Robert Jenrick.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026
  • In his first interview since the tragic events in May, Cacique, a Spanish nickname given to a local boss, said the turncoats hoped to receive a reward for the capture of Robert Colina, whose alias was Pantera, Spanish for panther.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • De la Espriella, who has never before held public office, also promises to sever peace talks with armed groups and unleash a full-on offensive against rebels.
    Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
  • The Rosin Box Project, a collective of ballet rebels who dance en pointe to the beat of different choreographers, is inviting audiences to experience a before-and-after production this week.
    Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
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“Leavers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leavers. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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