1
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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3
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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7
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
Dogs may not get endless playtime, but one determined Cavapoo wasn’t ready to call it quits when his toys were put away.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
In the final moments of the episode, Mia quits, leaving many questions about her journey in the remainder of the season.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
After the death of her boyfriend, Atlanta singer Ruth (Serayah McNeill) quits her hip-hop group, moves to Tennessee and gets a job harvesting grapes.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The WIldcats were outscored 138-14 over their first two games before calling it quits.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Goddess Fest, a unique but familiar Boise festival for more than three decades, is calling it quits.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2025
After two years of a public romance, Tim Burton and Monica Bellucci are calling it quits.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
People along the river are gravely worried about the fate of their lifeline, and what would happen if the river quits flowing through its two major dams and quits flowing through faucets.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
After nearly five decades, one half of the namesake duo behind Ben & Jerry's ice cream is calling it quits.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
In the final moments of the episode, Mia quits, leaving many questions about her journey in the remainder of the season.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
After the death of her boyfriend, Atlanta singer Ruth (Serayah McNeill) quits her hip-hop group, moves to Tennessee and gets a job harvesting grapes.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The WIldcats were outscored 138-14 over their first two games before calling it quits.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Goddess Fest, a unique but familiar Boise festival for more than three decades, is calling it quits.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2025
After two years of a public romance, Tim Burton and Monica Bellucci are calling it quits.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
People along the river are gravely worried about the fate of their lifeline, and what would happen if the river quits flowing through its two major dams and quits flowing through faucets.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
After nearly five decades, one half of the namesake duo behind Ben & Jerry's ice cream is calling it quits.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quits
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The funding pause leaves many new homeowners in high-flood risk areas scrambling for protection and could halt the processing of current damage claims.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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That leaves Wednesday’s release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting as the main economic report to watch in the coming week as the central bank is self-funded and unaffected by the shutdown.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
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Miami had a relatively balanced offense in the first two years, but the offense has lost its big-play bite, and consistently abandons the run.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Some of them are barely recipes at all; sometimes Nosrat abandons the form entirely.—
Dan Kois,
New Yorker,
17 Sep. 2025
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If an airport ceases service for more than six hours, you may be reimbursed for non-refundable expenses like flights, hotels, prepaid tours, and change fees.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
1 Oct. 2025
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But her story importantly shows us today that when a certain population is being targeted by a state government, few officials parse out the particulars of one’s immigration status—and whether a person is stateless or not ultimately ceases to matter as the crackdowns escalate.—
Time,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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If someone succumbs to the heat, promptly relocate them to a cool, shaded location.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
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When Day succumbs to his wounds, Dusk seizes the vacuum, claiming Hari Seldon’s psychohistory crystal.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The breakthrough centers on a one-atom-thick filter that stops sulfur chains from clogging up the battery.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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My colleague Hannah Pinski hit the road late last week for a couple campaign stops for Massie alongside Paul, his ally in the Senate.—
Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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For the second half of the payment, once Mandel Group pays its annual taxes on the site, the city will give Mandel Group a rebate check back on 75% of the developer's taxes each year.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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That means anyone who pays for health insurance coverage, including for plans offered through their employer, will see higher monthly premiums.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Grand Canyon Railway departs from Williams in the morning and returns in the afternoon after three hours in the Grand Canyon South Rim.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The peak of the autumn colors arrives and departs rather quickly, and the exact timing depends on a number of factors.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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Tye and his collaborators proposed a hypothetical low-mass particle that acted like a cosmological constant early in the universe’s history but behaves differently today.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Astronomers have observed a planet that in some ways behaves more like a star — including a massive growth spurt unlike anything witnessed before in a free-floating planet.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Quits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quits. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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