as in to withdraw
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Recent Examples of drop out
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
That’s when Hilton renewed his earlier calls for Bianco to belatedly drop out of the race.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
The wavelength at which the dropout occurs—determined by which filter it’s seen in—can reveal a galaxy’s approximate redshift.
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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Verb
Raman’s campaign attempted to get Huang to drop out just weeks before the election, saying such a move was needed to defeat Pratt.
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Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
That’s when Hilton renewed his earlier calls for Bianco to belatedly drop out of the race.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
Noun
Shares of Danish biotech Zealand Pharma recently plunged after detailed data on its weight loss drug survodutide showed far higher patient dropout rates than leading treatments, prompting analysts to slash peak sales forecasts and rethink the company’s obesity strategy.
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Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
The wavelength at which the dropout occurs—determined by which filter it’s seen in—can reveal a galaxy’s approximate redshift.
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drop out
Verb
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Ballot measure proponents had a Thursday evening deadline to withdraw their proposals.
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Patients might be women in their 30s with an autoimmune disease like lupus or people of any age exposed to such toxins as methamphetamines or, in the past, the fen-phen appetite suppressant drug of the 1990s, later withdrawn after being linked to heart disease.
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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.
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Their name exudes the essence of an idler and slacker, but women’s loafers themselves are quite the opposite.
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Several aspects of the turnover process affect the likelihood that a leaver will recommend their former firm.
Verb
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In it, Pearson delivered an opening monologue about his desire to quit dancing.
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Two years into what was intended to be a seven-year apprenticeship, Walton quit and followed his siblings south.
Noun
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Some critics showed little sympathy, describing her as a quitter.
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My cat, Boris, is not a quitter.
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Harper suspects Bichette, after seven seasons in Toronto, won’t be treated as a traitor.
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In other words, had become a traitor.
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Lucky Brand’s 410 model has gone on sale — all the more reason to cosign its deep indigo wash, contrast stitching, mid-rise waist, and subtle slouch.
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Cape Verde qualified by winning a group that included African powers Cameroon, so this team is no slouch.
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Well after the first Darfur war had faded from headlines, this duo continued to put down rebel groups throughout the country through brutal methods.
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Finding an off-ramp is increasingly becoming necessary for GOP leadership as House rebels threaten to shut down the floor in the absence of a path forward.
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“Drop out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20out. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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