Desert
Desert verb - To leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another.
Usage example: the volunteer became disillusioned with his candidate and deserted to a political rival
Quit is a synonym for desert in abandon topic. In some cases you can use "Quit" instead a verb "Desert", when it comes to topics like keep, relinquish, abscond. popular alternative
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Even worse, a news report featuring said desert mentions that it's the hottest it's ever been — it's so bad that Peter Arnett (a Real Life reporter famous for his coverage of both Gulf Wars) was sent to the scene and he quit his job just so he could leave the desert as soon as possible.
Source: Horrible Camping Trip -
While the gang wanders across the desert, Kate express desire to quit comedy and work in movies about "the human condition with social relevance." Cool Car: The Spy-mobile, a TVR Tuscan Speed 6.
- On the other hand, Salvation did help establish Sam Worthington (Avatar) as an Epic Movie actor just as he was about to quit to take a long vacation in the desert, so make of what you will of that.
Source: Dueling Works / Film Sci Fi
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