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
There was a singles withdrawal and an emotional retrospective, before the soap opera of being jilted at the mixed doubles altar by Emma Raducanu.
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Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
The fallout has disappointed Iowa party leaders and activists, with some feeling jilted by the national party.
—Hannah Fingerhut, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
Season 3 ended on something of a cliffhanger, with Isaac (Brandon Scott Jones) jilting his fiancé Nigel (John Hartman) at the altar, only to be dragged into the dirt by the mysterious, and vengeful, ghost Patience, played by guest star Mary Holland.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2024
Louise was a hopeless romantic who helped Carrie piece her life back together after Big jilted her at the altar.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 29 July 2024
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Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
The fallout has disappointed Iowa party leaders and activists, with some feeling jilted by the national party.
—Hannah Fingerhut, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
Season 3 ended on something of a cliffhanger, with Isaac (Brandon Scott Jones) jilting his fiancé Nigel (John Hartman) at the altar, only to be dragged into the dirt by the mysterious, and vengeful, ghost Patience, played by guest star Mary Holland.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2024
Louise was a hopeless romantic who helped Carrie piece her life back together after Big jilted her at the altar.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 29 July 2024
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Verb
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Harriet Blackmore and Ronnie Vint were the last two Islanders dumped from the villa on Day 34, shutting them out of the final.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2025
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The incoming system would dump heavy snow from Kansas to Missouri on Tuesday and send snow and ice to North Carolina and southeastern Virginia on Wednesday, the NWS said.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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The Jayhawks played one of their most dominant games of the season, with the walk-ons entering with around three minutes left.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2025
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And after a Keon Johnson miss with 1.8 seconds left, Claxton skied over George for the Nets’ ninth offensive rebound and emerged as Brooklyn’s hero Saturday night.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
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Most recently, Millie Bobby Brown ditched her signature brunette for a bombshell blonde with lush long layers.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2025
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Black faith leaders called on pastors to urge their congregations Sunday to join a 40-day boycott of Target in a campaign to push back against companies that have ditched diversity initiatives.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Jilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jilt. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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