as in to withdraw
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as in idler
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as in leaver
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Recent Examples of drop out
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Christian and Noel supported Elizabeth dropping out of Stanford
Elizabeth spent just one year at Stanford before deciding to drop out to focus on founding her company.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Sigrid is an unraveling high school dropout mourning the loss of a childhood friendship and utterly reluctant to grow up.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
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Gabbard then dropped out and endorsed former President Joe Biden.
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In this slyly self-aware and gently comic novel, a twenty-four-year-old college dropout, Vi, who is stuck in a dead-end job and getting over a bad breakup, discovers a blob on the ground outside a dive bar.
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At the 2001 event Venus withdrew with a knee injury,.—
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The survey also found that while more than half of Russians said the war had a mostly negative effect on their daily lives, compared to five months ago, fewer people supported Putin withdrawing troops without achieving the war's goals.—
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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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Galanis says none of Cameo’s employees quit the company or moved away from Chicago following the policy announcement.—
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And like with other addictions, quitting sugar isn’t as simple as just stopping.—
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Perhaps predictably, loud quitters can suffer consequences too.—
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Imagine how much value creation is left on the table when summing the contributions from so many uninspiring efforts. Combating a Quitters' Day Culture Undoubtedly, leaders strongly influence whether a quitter's day culture emerges.—
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Keep scrolling to shop more roomy tote bags, in-between season sweaters, comfortable jeans, and stylish loafers inspired by Jennifer Garner.—
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Are you surrounded by individuals who drain your energy (i.e., leeches and loafers)?—
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The Kansas City defense is no slouch either, and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has struggled at times when pressured.—
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Tunguska was less dramatic, but was no slouch in terms of damage.—
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The president saw General Milley as a grandstander and a traitor.—
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With only two episodes left, faithful Britney Haynes has been recruited as the latest traitor.—
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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.—
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Clearly, supervision at your job is lax, and your sluggard classmate is taking advantage of that.—
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“Drop out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20out. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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