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
Once-loyal customers felt confused and jilted—and sales never recovered.
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Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 28 May 2024
And a bride with cold feet is now a groom trying not to jilt his husband-to-be at the altar.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
The Porterville establishment, which said it had been jilted by the comic last month after a medical emergency, has apologized to its patrons and again had to offer its 1,800 Lopez show attendees refunds and free tickets.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
Bloomington audiences weren't the only ones feeling jilted at the time.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2024
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Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 28 May 2024
And a bride with cold feet is now a groom trying not to jilt his husband-to-be at the altar.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
The Porterville establishment, which said it had been jilted by the comic last month after a medical emergency, has apologized to its patrons and again had to offer its 1,800 Lopez show attendees refunds and free tickets.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
Bloomington audiences weren't the only ones feeling jilted at the time.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2024
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The cold front brought lake-effect snow, dumping 3.5 feet of snow in western and up to 20 inches in northern Lower .Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Before long he’s been dumped in the back of a police car, making the jostly trek to a segregated reform school known as Nickel Academy.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Cleveland Fed’s CPI supports this view and should leave the door open to a 25 basis point cut at the December meeting.Bill Stone, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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As a result, Hezbollah pulled its forces out of Syria to focus on its war with Israel, leaving Assad exposed, experts said.Mostafa Salem, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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Employers are ditching degree requirements for several reasons, including a workforce shortage in industries like service and tech and a decline in college enrollment post pandemic.Allie Danziger, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Ford’s team ditched the tape measure for a digital twin, scanning 1,000 sqm (10,764 sq ft) of footprint, floor to ceiling, every weekend.Alex Christian, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Jilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jilt. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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