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Recent Examples of quitter
Reconsidering the airtight conventional wisdom around excluding quitters could turn the program into an engine that nudges the entire economy toward higher wages, better jobs, and the kinds of freedom that capitalism is supposed to create.
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Oshan Jarow, Vox, 26 June 2024
Europe and its growing pool of quitters The Great Resignation may have taken off in the U.S., but Europeans haven’t been spared.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 24 June 2024
He’s always been selfless and has never been a quitter.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2024
When the quitters don’t respond, the state Board of Elections can then cancel the primary, as New York never runs primaries with single candidates.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2024
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Oshan Jarow, Vox, 26 June 2024
Europe and its growing pool of quitters The Great Resignation may have taken off in the U.S., but Europeans haven’t been spared.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 24 June 2024
He’s always been selfless and has never been a quitter.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2024
When the quitters don’t respond, the state Board of Elections can then cancel the primary, as New York never runs primaries with single candidates.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quitter
Noun
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This sick, twisted and evil coward showed no regard for Laken or human life.Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Numerous water bottles flew down toward the Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. from the right-field corner stands, the gutless moves of many cowards.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
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The story of a college dropout who becomes his terminally ill grandmother’s caretaker prompted a local viral trend of social media users filming themselves crying after seeing it.Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
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The state has pledged additional support to school dropouts and single-parent families.The Week UK, theweek, 22 Oct. 2024
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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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Every spring, handlers offer Al a large piece of chicken.Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
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This can be an issue for pet owners and farmers, since coyotes are known to go after pets and livestock including dogs, cats, chickens, goats, and sheep.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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Although Tesla isn’t exactly a slouch, the company itself isn’t responsible for its latest stock boom.William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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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
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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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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
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“Quitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quitter. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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