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sit in 1 of 2

verb

Definition of sit innext
as in to walk out

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sit-in

2 of 2

noun

as in sit-down

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Recent Examples of sit in
Verb
Contract terms that should drive a renewal quote sit in a PDF attachment instead of a structured field. — Eshaan Jain, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 After the dust cleared, the Patriots fan was in handcuffs and eyewitnesses were alleging that this was all over the Pats fan trying to sit in the wrong seat. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
She also was arrested for staging a sit-in at the governor’s office to protest that redistricting plan, which DeSantis championed. — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 When a 1977 Guillermo Vilas match was shifted to the evening, fans staged a sit-in and threw objects at the court. — Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sit in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit in
  1. walk out
  2. sit-down
  3. walk
  4. job action
  5. slowdown
Verb
  • Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding walked out of his press conference to a standing ovation from the donors who had filed into the room after the Rebels had spoiled Lane Kiffin's return to Oxford.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Before Thursday night's decision, students at Lincoln Way East walked out in support of Homewood-Flossmoor students.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of walk out
Noun
  • Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.
    — Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The seven new sit-down restaurants are serving an impressive mix of Italian, Eastern European, Brazilian, French and Mexican food.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
Definition of sit-down
Verb
  • More energetic outdoor activities include swimming in the saltwater pool, walking or jogging on the Deck 15 track, paddle tennis, golf cages, and a mini-golf course.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The spare was also flat, and the patch kit had grown legs and walked away.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of walk
Noun
  • The pilots’ job action was in protest of the Belgian government’s reforms to federal pensions.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The job action shut down the entirety of New Jersey Transit’s rail service, from the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains in New York to Atlantic City — including, most notably, trains into and out of Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan.
    — Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Definition of job action
Noun
  • The separate releases are the first to roll out since Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for an industry-wide slowdown on developing advanced AI as the debate about model safety reached a fever pitch in recent weeks.
    — CJ Haddad, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • That has the potential to be a natural slowdown of its own, and these models are both being positioned for that new, on-the-ground reality.
    — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of slowdown

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“Sit in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20in. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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