DROP OUT (OF) Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

drop out (of)

verb

Definition of drop out (of)

as in to throw up

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throw up

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White Sox right-hander Davis Martin was ejected after threw up and in on Stewart on consecutive pitches leading off the third, hitting the rookie slugger with the second one.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
For the DeepMind crew, specifically, to throw up their hands and invent a workaround to sneak past the company’s own AI hiring software is galling beyond words.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 12 Aug. 2026

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drop out (of)

drop out of sight

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