quitter

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Recent Examples of quitter And the most unattractive thing in the world to me is a quitter. 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 See All Example Sentences for quitter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quitter
Noun
  • He and the cowards of Congress should be held accountable in the next election cycle.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Tim Walz and Jacob Frey are cowards who are inciting violence to distract from their own failures.
    Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Working to ensure schools are safe and inclusive UNICEF works with partners to ensure that schools provide a safe, inclusive and healthy environment for learning, which helps increase enrollment and lower dropout rates.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Meanwhile, if the prize were awarded for power per second of screentime, Gaby Hoffmann, playing a nineteen-sixties dropout in survival mode, would win; her furious silence is as eloquent as her terse determination, and her voice, quietly oracular, is one of the most memorable things in the movie.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The mood just feels a little defeatist right now.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • The key to dramatic chicken parm is in its size.
    Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Beyond its famous buffalo-style chicken wings, Buffalo Wild Wings offers over two dozen sauces and dry rubs — from lemon pepper and Thai curry to desert heat and chipotle barbecue, according to its website.
    Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Today has been dubbed a Day of Truth and Freedom, in light of ICE’s craven siege on the area’s residents.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Obi-Wan, the craven victor, revealing his true self.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Eschewing any extra volume, the shoes hugged her feet, almost like a slim loafer.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Throw on a pair of loafers and a brooch for good measure.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Granted, Hernandez is no slouch in the education department.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The unique patchwork design comes together to create a wavy, flame-like pattern up that goes up the shaft of the boot, which fits snuggly around the leg but slouches slightly around the top.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026

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“Quitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quitter. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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