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as in leaves
to give up (a job or office)
he decided to quit his job at the fast-food restaurant
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2
as in abandons
to stop doing (something) permanently
her doctor told her it was high time she quit smoking
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3
as in ceases
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
quit pestering your coworkers with pointless questions
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as in forsakes
to cause to remain behind
he quit the house sometime around nine this morning and hasn't been seen since
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as in succumbs
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
tried to persuade his daughter to remain at home, but eventually he just quit and let her go out on her own
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as in stops
to come to an end
will this teasing ever quit?
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as in pays
to give what is owed for
eager to quit all debts before starting married life
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as in departs
to leave a place often for another
we plan to quit the amusement park around seven tonight and then head to the diner for some food
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as in behaves
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
I thought the kids quitted themselves quite well at the concert tonight
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Recent Examples of quits
Nina Dobrev and Shaun White are reportedly calling it quits.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Noble Riot joins First Draft Taproom & Kitchen in calling it quits in RiNo recently.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
The pair welcomed their lone child together in May 2021 before calling it quits two months later.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2025
He’s gone from hating soccer to becoming a devoted student of the rules of the Beautiful Game — so much so that he gets called upon to referee a youth league soccer match when Boomhauer quits in Episode 5.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Throughout the third season, Carrie and Aidan (John Corbett) tried to give their relationship another try 22 years after initially calling it quits.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Indeed, the Johns brothers went from winning 11 golds in 2023 to losing prior to the medal rounds for most of 2024 (albeit still winning another 7 golds along the way) before calling it quits as a team in late December 2024.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Noble Riot joins First Draft Taproom & Kitchen in calling it quits in RiNo recently.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
The pair welcomed their lone child together in May 2021 before calling it quits two months later.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2025
He’s gone from hating soccer to becoming a devoted student of the rules of the Beautiful Game — so much so that he gets called upon to referee a youth league soccer match when Boomhauer quits in Episode 5.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Throughout the third season, Carrie and Aidan (John Corbett) tried to give their relationship another try 22 years after initially calling it quits.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Indeed, the Johns brothers went from winning 11 golds in 2023 to losing prior to the medal rounds for most of 2024 (albeit still winning another 7 golds along the way) before calling it quits as a team in late December 2024.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quits
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Her athletic resume leaves small room for debate on who, besides her, can be crowned the greatest female sprinter of all time.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Sometimes, leaves even turn purple, notes the Chicago Botanic Garden.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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No More Harkening back to the classic storyline which introduced the world to Kingpin, this new card features art from Aniekan Udofia extremely reminiscent of the panel in which Spider-Man abandons his costume.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Escalating military pressure abandons the living hostages to their fate and leaves the bodies of those already dead buried forever in Gaza’s rubble.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Without any of the three, money once again ceases to circulate.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Some of the details may subtly shift between each retelling, but the story always remains the same and never ceases to grab attention.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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And when that fish, in turn, succumbs to the claws of a bald eagle, its DDT dense meat becomes a poisonous lunch for an oblivious bird.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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The community's willingness to proactively strengthen its economic foundations today will determine whether crypto fulfills its promise as robust, trusted global infrastructure, or succumbs when faced with inevitable systemic stress.—
Mark R. Weaver,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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When policy, innovation, and business insight align, CCU stops being a piece of green rhetoric and becomes good business.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The buck stops with the humans.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Whelan said that a costuming Easter egg in the play pays tribute to original Love Boat captain Gavin MacLeod.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Sep. 2025
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For professionals seeking meaningful work that pays well and makes a difference, the opportunities in 2025 are both diverse and enduring.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Prince Harry departs after visiting the Centre For Blast Injury Studies at Imperial College London, in England, on September 10, 2025.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Ivacic departs the Revolution after two seasons and 49 regular-season starts, with 12 clean sheets to his credit.—
Boston Herald staff,
Boston Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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The discovery of relativity and quantum physics has demonstrated that nature at high speeds and small distances behaves in ways very foreign to our sensory perceptions.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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When the wavelength of light is smaller than the size of the dust particle, the dust behaves like a good absorber.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Quits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quits. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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