as in to dump
to end a usually intimate relationship with
still trying to get over being jilted by his longtime girlfriend
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Recent Examples of jilt
The hard-to-pin-down Stack tangles with boiling-mad ex-girlfriend Mary (Hailee Steinfeld) who demands answers about why she was jilted.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
Bonner is eccentric and fierce and, jilted by a fiancé, something of a man-hater.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
While that’s still true today, Welch is not going to be jilted at the altar again.
—John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
Fans’ opinion of Sherman and his gutter-level spending is reflected in home attendance that last year ranked 29th of 30, beating only the A’s team in the midst of jilting Oakland.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
Bonner is eccentric and fierce and, jilted by a fiancé, something of a man-hater.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
While that’s still true today, Welch is not going to be jilted at the altar again.
—John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
Fans’ opinion of Sherman and his gutter-level spending is reflected in home attendance that last year ranked 29th of 30, beating only the A’s team in the midst of jilting Oakland.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jilt
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Just weeks after the Thomas Fire tore through the hills above Montecito, an intense winter storm dumped several inches of rain in January 2018.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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Company insiders, also including the finance chief, have dumped $16.6 million in shares over the past 30 days.—
Alex Harring,Nick Wells,
CNBC,
21 July 2025
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Thousands left in divestitures, including the sale or spin-offs of Iams pet food, Duracell batteries and a large portfolio of more than 40 beauty brands, including Clairol and Wella hair coloring and CoverGirl makeup.—
Alexander Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
30 July 2025
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Eventually, the ground will subside, leaving behind a crater about 1,000 feet deep and nearly 2 miles across where Oak Flat and its religious and environmental significance now stand.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
30 July 2025
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While tens of millions of Americans have ditched cable for a variety of streaming services, ESPN’s marquee live sports have remained exclusive to cable subscribers.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
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In high-stakes environments, people remember the vendors and partners who make their lives easier and ditch the ones who make their lives harder.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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“Jilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jilt. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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