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as in idler
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as in leaver
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Recent Examples of drop out
Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 21 May 2025
Those presidents who enjoyed long lives and generally robust health after having to drop out of races (Truman) or facing reelection losses (Hoover, Ford, Carter, and Bush I) had plenty of time to regain stature.
—Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2025
In test call recordings, my voice sounded clear and understandable, with no wavering or dropouts.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
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The diagnosis has done little to dampen talk about whether Biden, 82, should have dropped out of the 2024 presidential race earlier, and instead seems to have triggered more conversations, some of them launched by President Trump.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 21 May 2025
Those presidents who enjoyed long lives and generally robust health after having to drop out of races (Truman) or facing reelection losses (Hoover, Ford, Carter, and Bush I) had plenty of time to regain stature.
—Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Noun
But delays, dropouts, and a new deal with Marvel led Sony to cancel the third Spider-Man film that Garfield was under contract to star in.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2025
In test call recordings, my voice sounded clear and understandable, with no wavering or dropouts.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drop out
Verb
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President Trump plans to withdraw his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur and close associate of Elon Musk’s, who was on track to be the next NASA administrator.—
Jonathan Swan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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After launching a proxy fight for two board seats, this campaign came to a head when Engine withdrew their director nominations on May 8.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
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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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For example, quitting is one of the hardest moments to avoid tears.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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When an instance of misconduct is alleged and the investigation begins to make some headway, the police or corrections officer might quit or retire.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
24 May 2025
Noun
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But there are more than enough prospective quitters to go around.—
Will Yakowicz,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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To me, that’s something that’s in your character to be a quitter.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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Stay close to the leaders and lifters and move away from the loafers and leeches.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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The run of shoes also included loafers in a variety of styles, from embroidered to velvet and suede, as well as slingback heels, stiletto pumps with a pointed toe, and espadrille sneakers.—
FN Staff,
Footwear News,
28 May 2025
Noun
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The rest of the silicon is no slouch, with a speedy Core Ultra 9 processor coupled with 32GB of system memory.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
23 May 2025
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And Emily’s side of the family isn't much better, represented by her mean, bilious aunt (Allison Janney, herself no slouch in the hissing-authority department) and her boozy mother (Elizabeth Perkins, replacing Jean Smart from the first film).—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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In an effort to figure out who the traitor on his team is, Ethan Hunt needs the NOC list, which contains the identities of every American spy.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
27 May 2025
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The Confederacy — traitors — were fighting to keep my ancestors enslaved.—
Hashim Coates,
Denver Post,
5 May 2025
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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 3 Jun. 2025.
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