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abandon
noun as in careless disregard for consequences
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disregard, freedom, impulse, licentiousness, recklessness, thoughtlessness, unrestraint, wantonness, wildness
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verb as in leave behind, relinquish
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desert, discard, discontinue, ditch, drop out, dump, leave, pull out, quit, stop, surrender, vacate, withdraw
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back out, bail out, bow out, chicken out, cop out, cut loose, flake out, fly the coop, give up the ship, kiss goodbye, leg it, let go, opt out, run out on, ship out, storm out, take a powder, take a walk, throw over, walk out on, wash hands of
verb as in leave in troubled state
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Betting against it, or even just avoiding it, means lagging behind other investors and the benchmark, and risking being fired as clients abandon the underperforming fund.
Cracker Barrel had come under fire in 2022 from some customers and critics online who accused the chain of abandoning its southern roots and becoming “woke” after it added plant-based Impossible Sausage.
The South Carolina project was considered a symbol of nuclear’s failures—it was abandoned for financial reasons, and some executives involved with the original project pleaded guilty to fraud charges.
The Biden team soon abandoned it and conducted their own analysis of a future fleet.
The Lincoln Lawyer may have embraced a higher idealism, but he hasn’t abandoned his cutthroat tactics.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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