Quit and Shift

Quit

Quit verb - To give up (a job or office).

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Shift and quit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shift" instead a verb "Quit".

Nearby Words: quitting, quitter, quits, quitted

Shift verb - To change the place or position of.

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Quit and shift are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Quit" instead a verb "Shift".

Nearby Words: shifting, shifted, shifty, shiftiness, shifter

job	quit job	shift job
position	quit position	shift position
time	quit time	shift time
way	quit way	shift way
Other words: level, bit, game, voice, production, times, video.

The reason for the abrupt shift into a fairly unpleasant style is because the artist, Edvin Biukovic, had to quit due to health problems, which he later died from.

Source: Author Existence Failure
Vinyl Confessions by Kansas represented a major lyrical shift towards Christian themes with replacement of Steve Walsh (who quit over philosophical differences with guitarist Kerry Livgren, who was mostly responsible for their new, Christian influences) with John Elefante.

Source: New Sound Album
Then in the 2012 season, Wizard greenhorn deckhand Chris Scrambler (who had never even seen the ocean before he took the job) tried to quit in the middle of his first shift, informing Captain Keith that he was too "terrified" to continue working.

Source: Funny Aneurysm Moment / Live-Action TV

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