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as in leaves
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 abandons
to stop doing (something) permanently
her doctor told her it was high time she quit smoking
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as in ceases
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
quit pestering your coworkers with pointless questions
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as in forsakes
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 succumbs
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 stops
to come to an end
will this teasing ever quit?
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as in pays
to give what is owed for
eager to quit all debts before starting married life
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as in departs
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 behaves
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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Recent Examples of quits
Styles and Swift were then spotted out together a handful of times, including in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, before calling it quits in January 2013.
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Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2026
During season four, Connor Tomlinson and Georgie Harris ended up calling it quits by the season finale.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2026
Despite going through breakups in the public eye, many Hollywood couples decided to remain friends after calling it quits.
—Avalon Hester, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Johnson isn’t the only men’s fashion outfit to call it quits recently.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
One of Love on the Spectrum's most successful matches, Abbey Romeo and David Isaacman, have confirmed their decision to call it quits.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
Hill was previously engaged to fashion designer Gianna Santos; the two called it quits in October 2020 after two years of dating.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
So this little bit of mobile history was not destroyed, and the teardown gives us a good look at how LG was hoping to attract new customers before calling it quits.
—ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
Claire Foy stars as Polly, an electronic engineer who quits her job rather than work on a smart fridge that gathers data on its owners.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 2 Apr. 2026
Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2026
During season four, Connor Tomlinson and Georgie Harris ended up calling it quits by the season finale.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2026
Despite going through breakups in the public eye, many Hollywood couples decided to remain friends after calling it quits.
—Avalon Hester, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Johnson isn’t the only men’s fashion outfit to call it quits recently.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
One of Love on the Spectrum's most successful matches, Abbey Romeo and David Isaacman, have confirmed their decision to call it quits.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
Hill was previously engaged to fashion designer Gianna Santos; the two called it quits in October 2020 after two years of dating.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
So this little bit of mobile history was not destroyed, and the teardown gives us a good look at how LG was hoping to attract new customers before calling it quits.
—ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
Claire Foy stars as Polly, an electronic engineer who quits her job rather than work on a smart fridge that gathers data on its owners.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quits
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The move leaves the Seahawks with a total of six picks in the draft.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Despite the album’s high quality across the board, Mahesh still leaves a few ends loose.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
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What to read next The USSR withdraws troops from the border with Afghanistan, as Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev abandons invasion plans to focus his resources on the Space Race.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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God abandons the human race and lets people live out their days as the animal of their choice.—
Mariella Rudi,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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According to Lewkowitz, if a grower abuses the soil, the system ceases to be viable, leaving zero likelihood of success from a sustainability standpoint.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
27 Apr. 2026
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As this process is the main source of energy produced by the sun, this will mean the outward pressure that stops the sun from collapsing under its own gravity also ceases.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Where Uthmeier succumbs to bigotry is in the presumption that DEI means unqualified.—
Howard L. Simon,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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But her character succumbs to Ducournau’s convoluted plotting.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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The single item that stops new projects is when the Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO) is required, with a set-aside of 20% of the units to be rented at below market prices.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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And that’s where the problem stops being technical and starts being structural.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Wells pays someone to mow her lawn.—
David A. Lieb,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The state’s Next Level Jobs program pays the tuition for students to take classes for high-demand jobs, Dulin said.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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After this storm departs on Sunday, the Bay Area will see a drying pattern through the end of April, Canepa said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
26 Apr. 2026
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This particular instance, however, departs from cliché in important ways.—
Susan Tallman,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The pattern of stripes shows that the photon’s two interfering paths are wave-like, also suggesting that a quantum particle behaves much like a wave.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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For example, cesium chemically behaves like sodium and potassium, which are accumulated in human tissues.—
Eduardo B. Farfán,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2026
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