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Recent Examples of quitter
Alas, the thing about being a true fan is, no quitters allowed.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
And the most unattractive thing in the world to me is a quitter.
—EW.com, 30 July 2025
Plus, find out what TJ hates more than anything in The Challenge world — even more than quitters!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 1 July 2025
Temporary By Hilary Leichter Quit, by Annie Duke No one likes a quitter, the saying goes.
—Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2024
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
And the most unattractive thing in the world to me is a quitter.
—EW.com, 30 July 2025
Plus, find out what TJ hates more than anything in The Challenge world — even more than quitters!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 1 July 2025
Temporary By Hilary Leichter Quit, by Annie Duke No one likes a quitter, the saying goes.
—Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quitter
Noun
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According to the referee report, Bright used a racial slur that is slang for punk or coward.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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Time constraints once again strike here, but there’s also the fact that the movie drops the plot’s true twist — that Grace is a coward — only a few minutes before.—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The two first crossed paths in 2001, when Rich Boy was Maurice Richards, a soon-to-be dropout at Tuskegee University, studying mechanical engineering.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
25 Apr. 2026
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One dropout told me about the first check cut to her company, from an angel investor a year before.—
Theo Baker,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hegseth largely declined to provide specifics, instead denouncing critics as defeatists, questioning their patriotism and insisting the mission had broad public support.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
29 Apr. 2026
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Now there is a British tendency to be slightly defeatist.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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The chicken and beer fiasco in 2011.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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When the mother cat gets up and steps away from her kittens for a moment, the chickens are right there.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As cold fronts continue to pummel the East coast and craven billionaires and mad kings continue to play pickle-ball with our rights, lifting up the light has rarely felt more important.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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Obi-Wan, the craven victor, revealing his true self.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Heydude’s loafers have become an icon in the South thanks to their breathability in the heat, and these sneakers have a similar style with extra function.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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An off-white trench and leather loafers keep the palette polished.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But that limited ambition doesn’t mean the device itself is a slouch.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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Charlamagne is no slouch himself.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Quitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quitter. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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