as in to dump
to end a usually intimate relationship with
still trying to get over being jilted by his longtime girlfriend
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Recent Examples of jilt
At the same time, players know what this stuff can mean to a star who feels jilted.
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Zach Harper, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
However, all emotional ranges, from joyous to jilted, are welcome.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
European partners felt jilted by the Biden administration’s very America-first infrastructure legislation.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Jan. 2025
Few clubs in Germany have been jilted as often as Leverkusen.
—Rafa Honigstein and Seb Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 14 Apr. 2024
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Zach Harper, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
However, all emotional ranges, from joyous to jilted, are welcome.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
European partners felt jilted by the Biden administration’s very America-first infrastructure legislation.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Jan. 2025
Few clubs in Germany have been jilted as often as Leverkusen.
—Rafa Honigstein and Seb Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 14 Apr. 2024
See All Example Sentences for jilt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jilt
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As this happens, the booster stage begins to spiral, simultaneously dumping what remains of its fuel.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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As the upper stage continues towards space, the lower stage falls, spiraling back to Earth, dumping what remains of its fuel.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
25 Mar. 2025
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Many students lost fundamental reading and math skills after learning remotely for months and some teachers left the profession altogether by the time schools returned the next school year, national data from the U.S. Department of Education shows.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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The last remaining Founder, Marlene Hagge-Vossler, passed away in 2023, leaving a sad void at the Founders Cup.—
Candace Oehler,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Eight years later, Democrats have devolved into nostrums about appealing to the middle class, ditching academic language, and finding a uniting message.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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After class, ditch the grip socks and turn it into a look with your favorite cardigan or leather jacket.—
Aemilia Madden,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Jilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jilt. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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