as in to desert
to leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another
soldiers defected from the rebel army en masse as the failure of their cause became apparent
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All of his enchanted staff have deserted him except for Only, an unflaggingly optimistic soul who has faithfully served him all these years.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025 -
Prosecutors in the first four months of 2024 pursued nearly 19,000 soldiers, who either abandoned their posts or deserted, according to the Ukrainian parliament.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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Petey the Cat abandons Lil Petey on the street, and Grampa Petey is condescending and steals from his son.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
29 Jan. 2025
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The emaciated bulldog — just 23 pounds with his ribs visible — had been stuffed inside the bag and abandoned along an Iowa roadway, according to the Des Moines Police Department.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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The passage of the bill signals a GOP civil war brewing between DeSantis and Perez and Albritton, who rejected the governor's immigration proposal in favor of their own plan.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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But in September 2022 the new constitution was voted down, rejected in all 16 regions in Chile.—
Sammy Feldblum,
The Dial,
30 Jan. 2025
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Just cut off the bottom, put them in a microwave-safe dish and microwave it for 10-15 seconds.—
Cody Godwin,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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Sometimes words are cut off due to breaks in the voice.—
Melissa Rudy,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Defect (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defect%20%28from%29. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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