quitter

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Recent Examples of quitter Alas, the thing about being a true fan is, no quitters allowed. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The district has seen higher attendance, rising test scores, improving graduation rates and lower dropout rates and that progress could be at risk without the new funding, according to Parker.
    Dan Snyder, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Last year, the 20-year-old dropout founded a marketing agency, Clipping Culture.
    Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Now there is a British tendency to be slightly defeatist.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • Pretty rainbow carrots are the perfect companion for this lemony roasted chicken.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The jerk chicken is rubbed in a sweet honey glaze.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Obi-Wan, the craven victor, revealing his true self.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But the most recognizable style of loafer originated in Aurland, Norway, in 1930, when one Nils Gregoriussen Tveranger decided to combine the techniques of traditional Native American moccasin construction with the design of a simple shoe worn by local fisherman.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Keep scrolling for more of Amazon’s most comfortable shoes—including clogs, loafers, and slip-ons from $23.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But Kelce is no fashion slouch himself.
    Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
  • His fellow starter, Grant Govel, has been no slouch either.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026

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“Quitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quitter. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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