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as in to leave
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 to abandon
to stop doing (something) permanently
her doctor told her it was high time she quit smoking
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as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
quit pestering your coworkers with pointless questions
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as in to forsake
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 to succumb
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 to cease
to come to an end
will this teasing ever quit?
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as in to depart
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 to behave
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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as in free
no longer burdened with something unpleasant or painful
I am finally quit of that terrible task
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Recent Examples of quit
Kimberly McCreight, Time, 3 June 2026
Ali’s long time ring doctor, Ferdie Pacheco, had noticed that his reflexes were slowing and his speech was becoming slurred — going as far as to urge him to quit boxing.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Both of my daughters quit school and had children young.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
Davis rooms with his childhood friends Kel (Nicholas Duvernay), who quits medical school in the premiere to pursue his dream of acting, and Josh (Jack Martin), a journalist whose idealism and sense of ethics do not extend to using his media CEO dad to land a gig as a PA on a news show.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 2 June 2026
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Nicotine is among the most addictive substances known, altering the brain’s reward pathways and making quitting notoriously difficult.
—Kimberly McCreight, Time, 3 June 2026
Ali’s long time ring doctor, Ferdie Pacheco, had noticed that his reflexes were slowing and his speech was becoming slurred — going as far as to urge him to quit boxing.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Both of my daughters quit school and had children young.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
Davis rooms with his childhood friends Kel (Nicholas Duvernay), who quits medical school in the premiere to pursue his dream of acting, and Josh (Jack Martin), a journalist whose idealism and sense of ethics do not extend to using his media CEO dad to land a gig as a PA on a news show.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 2 June 2026
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People leaving Los Angeles and California are raising the cost of living in some red states after years of relocating from the left-leaning state.—
Lindsay Kornick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Panish said Grossman then struck the two older boys at nearly 73 mph, sending Mark 252 feet down the road and leaving a Mercedes grille pattern on his body.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Kuna fires out, abandoned home burns Smoke poured out of two fires in Kuna on Thursday, said James Trumble, the Kuna Rural Fire District’s assistant chief.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
29 May 2026
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And then there’s the fact that in the season finale’s final minutes, set in 2020, the Soviet spaceship MAPC-94, abandoned in space after its engines failed decades ago, turns itself on.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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In order to secure the funds, the family members submitted fake financial instruments and money orders, continuing to do so even after the IRS sent them letters telling them to stop, according to the statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
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The order, which Trump signed in private on June 2, stops short of mandating that the federal government conduct safety evaluations and cybersecurity testing for advanced AI products.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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How to Tackle Lawn Fungus Whether or not your lawn succumbs to a fungal disease is not entirely within your control.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
28 May 2026
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Yet succumbing to hubris is now more dangerous than ever.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Or maybe fun and games ceased some 20 years ago when Facebook, Twitter and Instagram launched and anonymous threats could be dispatched by anyone with an account.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Drone strikes on the UAE are still occurring sporadically, but the wide-scale alerts of the early conflict have ceased — along with the associated distress.—
Melanie Swan,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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The row between crypto companies and banks came down to whether those offering stablecoin accounts should be able to pay interest on deposits like traditional bank accounts, with banking groups warning that the stability of the financial system could be undermined as people move their money.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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To pay for her medical bills, the family had to sell most of their remaining cattle and goats, a bitter blow after years of drought had already decimated local herds.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
31 May 2026
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The first mission, carrying Starlink batch 17-47 on the Falcon 9 booster B1088, departed from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
4 June 2026
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During past Inter Miami home games, MIA has issued travel advisories to passengers arriving and departing the airport.—
Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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The essential nature of magic especially intrigues physicists like Swingle, who hope to use it on a quantum computer to simulate how gravity behaves in situations where general relativity fails.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 June 2026
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Germany was the host country of the 2024 European Championships, and the Kansas City police went to view how soccer fans behave.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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“Quit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quit. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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