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Recent Examples of quitter
And the most unattractive thing in the world to me is a quitter.
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EW.com, 30 July 2025
Plus, find out what TJ hates more than anything in The Challenge world — even more than quitters!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 1 July 2025
But there are more than enough prospective quitters to go around.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Temporary By Hilary Leichter Quit, by Annie Duke No one likes a quitter, the saying goes.
—Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2024
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EW.com, 30 July 2025
Plus, find out what TJ hates more than anything in The Challenge world — even more than quitters!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 1 July 2025
But there are more than enough prospective quitters to go around.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Temporary By Hilary Leichter Quit, by Annie Duke No one likes a quitter, the saying goes.
—Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quitter
Noun
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Time constraints once again strike here, but there’s also the fact that the movie drops the plot’s true twist — that Grace is a coward — only a few minutes before.—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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John Cornyn is a coward who has refused to support abolishing the filibuster to pass this bill.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The outspoken African American is a deeply religious grade-school dropout with no-nonsense views.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Abath, who also has died, was a beer-drinking, pot-smoking music school dropout and rock ‘n roll musician who occasionally reported to work drunk.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Now there is a British tendency to be slightly defeatist.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The mood just feels a little defeatist right now.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Scar then proceeds to desolate the kingdom, with the help of hyenas, while Simba, in exile, grows up to become a pleasure-hunting, grub-eating sluggard.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
19 July 2019
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Clearly, supervision at your job is lax, and your sluggard classmate is taking advantage of that.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2017
Noun
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Black soldier fly larvae efficiently break down organic waste into nutrient-rich compost, which is then used as a sustainable feed for chickens and fish.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Among the thousands who marched around the lakefront once the speeches wrapped up walked a man in an inflatable chicken suit.—
Shun Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As cold fronts continue to pummel the East coast and craven billionaires and mad kings continue to play pickle-ball with our rights, lifting up the light has rarely felt more important.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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Obi-Wan, the craven victor, revealing his true self.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ballet flats bring a certain softness, while a brown loafer provides an often necessary weight and balance.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
29 Mar. 2026
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To channel the look, pair a bucket hat with a slouchy polo tee and loafers—bright red trousers offer the perfect splash of modernity.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His fellow starter, Grant Govel, has been no slouch either.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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But the city is no slouch in the arts department, with galleries, literary festivals, and a First Friday and Second Saturday art walk every month.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Quitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quitter. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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