as in to dump
to end a usually intimate relationship with
still trying to get over being jilted by his longtime girlfriend
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Recent Examples of jilt
At the same time, players know what this stuff can mean to a star who feels jilted.
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Zach Harper, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
However, all emotional ranges, from joyous to jilted, are welcome.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
European partners felt jilted by the Biden administration’s very America-first infrastructure legislation.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Jan. 2025
Few clubs in Germany have been jilted as often as Leverkusen.
—Rafa Honigstein and Seb Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 14 Apr. 2024
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Zach Harper, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
However, all emotional ranges, from joyous to jilted, are welcome.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
European partners felt jilted by the Biden administration’s very America-first infrastructure legislation.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Jan. 2025
Few clubs in Germany have been jilted as often as Leverkusen.
—Rafa Honigstein and Seb Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 14 Apr. 2024
See All Example Sentences for jilt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jilt
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The two agents drag the body into the cabin, dump it on the kitchen table, and peel back the tarp in front of Shayna.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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As the upper stage continues towards space, the lower stage falls, spiraling back to Earth, dumping what remains of its fuel.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
25 Mar. 2025
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For that reason, Santoro left Rivolta Femminile and in 1976 founded the Cooperativa Beato Angelico, the first women’s art space in Rome, together with ten other Italian women.—
Paola Ugolini,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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The sighting left the researchers with more questions than answers… but that’s the beauty of studying the ocean.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Some experts say the only way Tesla can recover its brand image is to ditch Musk as CEO.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2025
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Keep the voice, ditch the details Maintain your natural speaking voice in your content.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Jilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jilt. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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