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Recent Examples of drop out
Verb
Trump first announced his intention to run for a second term in November 2022, well ahead of Harris, who was nominated by the Democrats following incumbent President Joe Biden dropping out of the race in July. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 Biden dropped out in the middle of an election year and Harris could become the first female president. Chris Megerian, Twin Cities, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
By Angela Haupt October 9, 2024 2:34 PM EDT It’s been an intense election season, from a candidate's momentous dropout to meme-generating debates to assassination attempts. Angela Haupt, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024 And, from the household survey, the employment rate out of the population grew by .2 percentage points (60.0 to 60.2%), while the unemployment rate fell - especially among high school dropouts and Hispanic workers. Harry Holzer, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drop out 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drop out
Verb
  • There are vague references to Wyler’s work in Kabul and Beirut and her concerns for Afghan women after the U.S. withdrew from the country.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The day after the deal, the United States government offered to withdraw sanctions on Venezuelan oil, gas, sovereign bonds and gold.
    Tirana Hassan, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • This represents the loss of an idea of what the capital should represent, the removal of a place that was an idler’s haven.
    Anandi Mishra, The Atlantic, 30 July 2022
Verb
  • Would Powell quit his job if an angry Trump told him to?
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • He is sated, and out to quit and take up golf or bowling.
    Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • For another quitter, what would have been a straightforward business took a bizarre turn.
    Samra Zulfaqar, CNN, 31 Aug. 2024
  • Cai explained that introducing UI for quitters raises welfare in the economy by up to 1.5 percent.
    Oshan Jarow, Vox, 26 June 2024
Noun
  • All the high-end designers have a sling back or pump for dressier occasions and a classic loafer, like Jimmy Choo’s Marlow Diamond, pairs well with denim.
    Jane Hanson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • With straight-leg jeans and leather shoes—like loafers, ballet flats, or pumps—they’re a textured alternative to the thinner, quieter knits in your fall capsule.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Although Tesla isn’t exactly a slouch, the company itself isn’t responsible for its latest stock boom.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The iPhone 16 is no slouch, giving me six hours of screen-on time with around 20 percent remaining.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 23 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Cumming will lead a new group of 21 traitors from across a variety of other reality series.
    Anne Easton, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • He is now considered one of America’s worst traitors.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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