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noun

as in departure
the act of leaving a place we simply didn't know what to make of the couple's sudden quitting of the party

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quitting

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adjective

1
as in surrendering

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as in dying

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quitting

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verb

present participle of quit
1
as in leaving
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 abandoning
to stop doing (something) permanently her doctor told her it was high time she quit smoking

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as in stopping
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end quit pestering your coworkers with pointless questions

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as in deserting
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 succumbing
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 ending
to come to an end will this teasing ever quit?

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as in paying
to give what is owed for eager to quit all debts before starting married life

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as in exiting
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 behaving
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 quitting
Noun
Even then, Golden says the logistics of quitting often became a source of comic relief. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 Howe’s quitting came on the back of Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali being sold. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 There's no quitting in this country. — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 27 June 2026 Behavioral habits, including hand-to-mouth motion, inhalation and smoking rituals may also contribute to why quitting is difficult for many smokers. — Victoria Forster, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 The quitting on his team in the final game of that season. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026 Some are on sabbatical from their jobs and are slowly talking themselves into quitting. — Tim Brinkhof, Time, 4 May 2026 Overall, 92,000 jobs were lost, and the voluntary quitting rate dropped — seen as a measure of employees’ confidence in their ability to find new work. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026 There are no alliances or no voting mechanism, but anyone losing or quitting is immediately out of the game, until there is only one contender remaining. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
The bundle exists to make quitting feel like downgrading a lifestyle, which is a lesson learned from airlines and Amazon Prime, applied for the first time to a checking account. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 And avoid any framing that treats dying as quitting, Brazzale recommends. — Angela Haupt, Time, 5 Aug. 2026 The 2017 heart attack left Banderas, 66, motivated to make some big changes, from quitting smoking to moving back to his hometown of Málaga, Spain. — Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 Treating sensitive teeth may involve desensitizing toothpaste, fluoride treatments, dental procedures, or lifestyle changes such as avoiding acidic foods and quitting smoking. — Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2026 And in 1992, nine months into unemployment after quitting her decade-long career in wealth management, tacos became the gateway to entrepreneurship. — Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 Jason Alco was a year out of college with a degree in computer science, working his first job as a software engineer and giving himself 10 months to find an idea worth quitting for. — Partner Content, Variety, 28 July 2026 That was enough for David to consider quitting his job at TG&Y and working full-time for Hobby Lobby, giving up a $26,000 annual salary. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026 The proposal says that doctors who offer counseling on quitting cigarettes or other tobacco products during patient visits would get a 19% increase in reimbursement. — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quitting
  1. departure
  2. surrendering
  3. dying
  4. leaving
  5. abandoning
  6. stopping
  7. succumbing
  8. ending
Noun
  • The 21-year-old midfielder has loan interest from EFL clubs, but his departure is contingent on potential incomings.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The luxury pods — complete with lie-flat beds and sliding privacy doors — could be entirely off-limits when departure day rolls around, sitting completely empty at 35,000 feet.
    — Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of departure
Adjective
  • The Mule lands on the planet, and Indbur the weasel immediately kneels before the pirate, completely surrendering.
    — Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of surrendering
Adjective
  • What’s the vibe for you, post-dying?
    — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • Garden centers aren't giving a refund for a dying or dead plant but rather a discount on a new purchase.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
Definition of dying
Verb
  • The message was about taking care of one another — a seed Dyer has worked hard to plant and grow since leaving his electrical engineering career more than a decade ago to become a Presbyterian minister.
    — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • There is also romanticism around the return of Sergio Canales to Racing, with the 35-year-old former Real Madrid and Real Betis playmaker coming back to his hometown club 16 years after first leaving for the Bernabeu.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of leaving
Verb
  • The company is abandoning the $799 price point, with the Pixel 11 expected to start at $899 for 256GB storage, legitimizing a wider industry shift to higher base storage and prices.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Bondele was among hundreds of Ebola response workers in Bunia who staged strikes and protests over unpaid wages in recent weeks, at times abandoning health facilities and disrupting parts of the response as the outbreak continued to spread.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of abandoning
Verb
  • Campione said her campaign was focused on protecting rural lands from being annexed into cities for rural subdivisions and stopping activities that could ruin water quality or override property rights.
    — James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Head south towards the River Douro, stopping to see sights such as the famed azulejo tiles in São Bento station and the cathedral along the way.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of stopping
Verb
  • In November 2008, after surviving two months longer than it was designed to, the Phoenix Mars Lander fell silent, succumbing to the harsh Martian winter.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • So far there’s no sign of that, and time is running out, although to its credit the EU, with its Industrial Accelerator Act, wants urgent action to save local automakers from succumbing to ballooning Chinese sales.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of succumbing
Verb
  • The list includes measures such as an end to the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, withdrawing military forces and permanently ending the war.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Lake Mary All-Stars lost to North Carolina 4-0 on Saturday night, ending the team’s quest to win the Little League Softball World Series.
    — Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
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