opt out
verb
opted out; opting out; opts out
: to choose not to participate in something
—often used with of
opted out of the project
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Your ad preferences on Facebook: Control how Facebook uses your activity to show you personalized ads and opt out of categories that feel too intrusive.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
Users should always have the ability to pause, reset the instance or opt out of certain experiences.
—Boyan Wan, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
According to sources who spoke to the outlet, the cast was given the option to not perform, and several ensemble members and starring cast members opted out.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 12 June 2025
Earlier Thursday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported that veteran Anthony DeSclafani opted out of his minor league deal with the Yankees to sign with the Arizona Diamondbacks, whose bullpen is in shambles.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
Users should always have the ability to pause, reset the instance or opt out of certain experiences.
—Boyan Wan, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
According to sources who spoke to the outlet, the cast was given the option to not perform, and several ensemble members and starring cast members opted out.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 12 June 2025
Earlier Thursday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported that veteran Anthony DeSclafani opted out of his minor league deal with the Yankees to sign with the Arizona Diamondbacks, whose bullpen is in shambles.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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“Opt out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opt%20out. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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