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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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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

Discovery shareholders in April approved the sale of the company to Paramount after Netflix dropped out of the auction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Did he just have a brain fart and forget that Gov. Janet Mills dropped out of the primary?

From Slate • May 30, 2026

He dropped out of high school in England and took the GED here and now is a freshman at Lost Cove U. studying mostly literature, art history, and photography.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson