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Recent Examples of quitter
Europe and its growing pool of quitters The Great Resignation may have taken off in the U.S., but Europeans haven’t been spared.
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 20 Nov. 2024
Since her comeback post-Tokyo, Biles has spoken openly about the trolls who call her a quitter.
—Dana O'Neil, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
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
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 20 Nov. 2024
Since her comeback post-Tokyo, Biles has spoken openly about the trolls who call her a quitter.
—Dana O'Neil, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quitter
Noun
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This is a cop novel that fully satisfies its genre expectations — chases, gun battles, sinister bad guys, questionable cops, cowards and heroes.—
Claude Peck,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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If Republicans refuse to do that, then their constituents can rest assured that their representatives are cowards and liars.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Within a few years, the effort helped reduce the county's dropout rate from 35% to 6%, according to the organization’s website.—
Devarrick Turner,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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In one archive clip, then up-and-coming comedian Woody Allen asks the high school dropout Twiggy to name her favorite philosopher.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
14 Mar. 2025
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
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What to try: Visitors can order from a new food menu that includes banh mi sliders and piri piri chicken tenders.—
Alayna Alvarez,
Axios,
22 Mar. 2025
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The Biden administration culled more than 100 million chickens, which disrupted the egg supply.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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Layer with a crisp button-down, and complete the look with classic loafers or pointed-toe heels.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Essence,
19 Mar. 2025
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Dress it up with trousers and loafers, or go for a casual look with blue jeans and sneakers.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Following a parade of models who walked in an array of floral prints, slouch pants and tulle micro-skirts, Musk's mother Maye closed out the show.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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This doesn’t mean Nissan’s driverless car is a slouch.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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His discoveries promise to upset the gaming tables of every school of thought that wagers on new and untested art for idlers’ rewards: the love of novelty, the will to make or unmake reputations, the wish to be hip or au courant.—
Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
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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
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“Quitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quitter. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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