1
as in to leave
to give up (a job or office)
he decided to quit his job at the fast-food restaurant
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2
as in to abandon
to stop doing (something) permanently
her doctor told her it was high time she quit smoking
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3
as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
quit pestering your coworkers with pointless questions
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as in to forsake
to cause to remain behind
he quit the house sometime around nine this morning and hasn't been seen since
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as in to succumb
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
tried to persuade his daughter to remain at home, but eventually he just quit and let her go out on her own
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as in to cease
to come to an end
will this teasing ever quit?
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as in to depart
to leave a place often for another
we plan to quit the amusement park around seven tonight and then head to the diner for some food
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as in to behave
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
I thought the kids quitted themselves quite well at the concert tonight
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as in free
no longer burdened with something unpleasant or painful
I am finally quit of that terrible task
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Recent Examples of quit
Brit Morse, Fortune, 9 July 2025
But Williams said even if non-FDA authorized products disappear from the market, there are some that have gained authorization that would still be available to people who want to use them to quit cigarettes.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
In April alone, 3.2 million Americans quit their jobs.
—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
To say the quiet part out loud: many athletes have previously felt that choosing to have a child meant having to quit.
—L'oréal Blackett, Refinery29, 30 June 2025
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And as a result, these workers are twice as likely to consider quitting their jobs, the report finds.
—Brit Morse, Fortune, 9 July 2025
But Williams said even if non-FDA authorized products disappear from the market, there are some that have gained authorization that would still be available to people who want to use them to quit cigarettes.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
In April alone, 3.2 million Americans quit their jobs.
—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
To say the quiet part out loud: many athletes have previously felt that choosing to have a child meant having to quit.
—L'oréal Blackett, Refinery29, 30 June 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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In 2023, lawmakers passed a set of safety requirements for districts in the wake of the May 24, 2022, mass shooting at Uvalde's Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Minority languages were banned in schools, tribal leaders were silenced, and communities were pressured to abandon their heritage and conform to a rigid Persian identity.—
Jila Andalib,
Hartford Courant,
28 July 2025
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More than 55 years ago, three astronauts en route to the moon had to abandon their dreams of reaching the lunar surface when their spacecraft encountered some serious trouble.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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Shortly after Braun’s executive order, the Indiana Department of Health told local health departments to stop accepting requests to change genders on birth certificates.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
24 July 2025
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The roster lacks the kind of player who could credibly try and stop James or Dončić, the kind of player who can free up Austin Reaves from being the primary defender called upon to slow the best backcourt players the Lakers face.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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My family's story reveals the scale of the coming storm—my father battles Alzheimer's, my uncle succumbed to Parkinson's, and my grandmother to Lewy body dementia.—
Shahriar Minokadeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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When Kang Ji-won (Park Min-young) discovers her layabout husband Park Min-hwan (Lee Yu-kyun) in bed with her best friend Jeong Su-min (Song Ha-yoon), plotting what to do when Ji-won finally succumbs to the terminal cancer she’s been battling, Min-hwan murders her.—
Geoffrey Bunting,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
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Which is yet another reason for politicians to cease trying to corrupt the brilliance of freely arrived at price signals.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Historic vote guts public media nationally On May 1, Trump issued an executive order instructing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the private nonprofit that manages the federal money for public media, to cease funding of NPR and PBS.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
30 July 2025
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McLaurin wants to be paid like one of the top wideouts in the NFL.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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Customers were still being served at the location at that time, and the inspector ordered the restaurant to close until the water bill was paid and the facility was cleaned.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Aug. 2025
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Alexander Isak has made clear his desire to depart St James’ Park this summer with Liverpool reportedly interested in signing the Swedish striker.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Mike Christensen, an airport spokesman for Hollywood Burbank, said that neither the control tower nor the operations department, which tracks planes departing and arriving, have any record of the Southwest flight plunging in their airspace.—
Rio Yamat,
Chicago Tribune,
26 July 2025
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How did Tali Shapiro survive? Donald Haines was the bystander who followed Alcala and called the police, unsettled by how Alcala was behaving around Shapiro.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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How should men behave, and what can our culture do to encourage that behavior?—
Christopher J. Scalia,
National Review,
24 July 2025
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“Quit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quit. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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