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dropped out

VERB

stop doing an activity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon back out cease give up quit withdraw

WEAK

forsake give notice leave renege retreat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue remain stay

WEAK

begin carry out engage join

Example Sentences

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So some economists are starting to suspect that foreigners who dropped out of the U.S. workforce at the height of last year’s aggressive immigration enforcement are now coming back to work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

He dropped out of college, then returned, then left again, he said, ending up about 29 credits short of a bachelor’s degree.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

King defied expectations as a teenage mother who dropped out of school to gatecrash the predominantly white male music industry.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and billionaire Stephen Cloobeck among them — dropped out or pivoted to other races.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Grandma dropped out of elementary school to care for her younger sisters.

From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes