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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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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
However, consumers and retailers shouldn’t call it quits on big fits just yet.
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Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
This solution could even be moved from space to space as needed, though that would involve more hefting than most of us would be happy undertaking more than a few times before calling it quits.
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Paul Ridden
june 22,
New Atlas,
22 June 2026
The pair dated for nearly two years before calling it quits in November 2022.
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Allison Degrushe,
StyleCaster,
19 June 2026
The former couple decided to call it quits in 2020.
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Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
But there are many other celebrity couples that have endured a cheating scandal, and not all of them decided to call it quits for good.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
The Times Square revelers not ready to call it quits.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo are calling it quits.
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Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
Now, fast forward to 2026, the 24-year old Montgomery is a consequential, game-changing player on a team that never quits in a game.
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Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
This solution could even be moved from space to space as needed, though that would involve more hefting than most of us would be happy undertaking more than a few times before calling it quits.
—
Paul Ridden
june 22,
New Atlas,
22 June 2026
The pair dated for nearly two years before calling it quits in November 2022.
—
Allison Degrushe,
StyleCaster,
19 June 2026
The former couple decided to call it quits in 2020.
—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
But there are many other celebrity couples that have endured a cheating scandal, and not all of them decided to call it quits for good.
—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
The Times Square revelers not ready to call it quits.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo are calling it quits.
—
Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
Now, fast forward to 2026, the 24-year old Montgomery is a consequential, game-changing player on a team that never quits in a game.
—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quits
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The set up leaves California vulnerable to the unpredictable nature of the stock market, dramatic swings in revenue and, in recent years, reliant on poor projections.
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Durica said the event that shaped the world leaves behind much more than a board game and a marvel of engineering.
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Cue a whole host of dodgy deals and shady string-pulling, not to mention an extramarital affair, as the entirely fictional — but no doubt true to life — character abandons any sense of morality.
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Jessie is thrilled, but her enthusiasm is crushingly fleeting, as Emily abandons Jessie with other items in a donation box on the side of the road.
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This essentially means that, for under-16s, Snapchat ceases to function as a social media app and becomes something closer to a sophisticated messaging platform just for friends and family.
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In the company of Charlie and Catherine, Leonora ceases to feel like herself.
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If someone succumbs to the heat, promptly relocate them to a cool, shaded location.
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In season 3's closing stretch, Rue Bennett (Zendaya) succumbs to an accidental fentanyl overdose.
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Burke won the Stanley Cup as Anaheim’s general manager in 2007, one of several front-office stops for him, along with time spent as the NHL’s director of hockey operations.
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The nose stops registering any single note and the room just smells busy.
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The separation agreement pays Molinar a year of her salary plus other benefits, Geren said.
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Who benefits and who pays for AI progress is a legitimate debate.
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Iran’s team departs for talks as uncertainty grows Negotiations toward a final agreement will begin once key commitments are upheld, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said.
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Xenotransplantation departs from this trajectory by reestablishing animal use as a central and permanent component of medicine.
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To tackle the issue, HEDI will focus on studying how matter behaves at extremely high temperatures and pressures.
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Despite this, last month, the Illinois legislature passed HB4273, a bill that behaves as though Illinois is still living in a mild‑weather past.
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