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Recent Examples of drop out
James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
To date, Doechii has not given any explanation for her decision to drop out of the lineup of All Points East, Rock en Seine, or Forwards Festival.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025
Engin was this crazy young Yale Drama School dropout who had been picked up by Marlon Brando’s agent to come to New York and study with Lee Strasberg.
—Fiction Non Fiction
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Zohran Mamdani would lose the New York mayoral election to former state governor Andrew Cuomo if three other candidates drop out of the race, according to a new poll conducted by Tulchin Research.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
To date, Doechii has not given any explanation for her decision to drop out of the lineup of All Points East, Rock en Seine, or Forwards Festival.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
Mary Woulf was 22, a single mother and a college dropout.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025
Engin was this crazy young Yale Drama School dropout who had been picked up by Marlon Brando’s agent to come to New York and study with Lee Strasberg.
—Fiction Non Fiction
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drop out
Verb
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Duncan even contemplated mounting a third-party challenge to Trump as a No Labels candidate last year before withdrawing his name from consideration.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Biden administration had weighed withdrawing antitrust immunity for the joint venture, which began in 2016.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His discoveries promise to upset the gaming tables of every school of thought that wagers on new and untested art for idlers’ rewards: the love of novelty, the will to make or unmake reputations, the wish to be hip or au courant.—
Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
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Their name exudes the essence of an idler and slacker, but women’s loafers themselves are quite the opposite.—
Gaby Keiderling,
Harper's BAZAAR,
19 Jan. 2023
Verb
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Mary Ceron is another homeowner who attempted to quit but ended up at a final hearing against her will.—
Mario Ariza,
ProPublica,
15 Sep. 2025
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That prompted a frustrated Webex engineer, Eric Yuan, to quit and start Zoom, which is why WebEx looks like a crude prototype of what Zoom became.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But Salah, who travelled several hours a day just to reach training as a youngster, is no quitter.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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And the most unattractive thing in the world to me is a quitter.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
30 July 2025
Noun
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For men, chunky loafers, caps, patterned scarves, and structured satchels will polish off any look.—
Gabrielle Porcaro,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Sep. 2025
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For shoes that complete any work outfit, opt for classic loafers, a shoe that Dakota Johnson, Jane Fonda, and other celebs have stepped out in recently.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Chargers are certainly no slouch of an opponent, so the Raiders not having Bowers in the lineup would have been difficult to deal with.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Perfectly roomy with a bit of effortless slouch for a relaxed feel, the Balance Bucket is available in both black and brown suede, plus black leather, to complement every mood and lifestyle.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Opponents aren’t just wrong anymore — they’re painted as traitors or existential threats.—
Marly Berlin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The show features reality TV stars and celebrity contestants who must play a game similar to Werewolf or Mafia and figure out who the traitors are among the group.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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“Drop out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20out. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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