Synonyms for defections
de·fec·tions

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1. List of paraphrases for "defections":

   desertions, no-shows, resignations, drop-outs, dropouts

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1. Peter Bjarkman:

   If there were any hopes of one, the Gurriel family would have been the first to know and the brothers would have waited. This would indicate to me that the Cubans are not yet ready to work any accord with MLB and the defections will continue.

2. Brooks Simpson:

   He could have pushed for certain measures that would have no chance of passage even in his own party, he could, in other words, march with 'the Squad' and everything. He wouldn’t get anything done. There are limits. He cannot risk defections because, unlike impeachment and some other things, there aren’t going to be defections from the Mitt Romneys or the Susan Collinses on these issues.

3. Republican Daron Shaw:

   It takes some unique circumstances for a Democrat to defeat a Republican in Alabama, but a sizable minority of Republican women has turned away from Moore, and he has to worry about additional defections on Election Day.

4. Bob Jordan:

   If we were to add fees, particularly the bag and change fees, the loss of the revenue from customer defections would be higher than the fee revenue we'd gain.

5. Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer:

   He prevented the crash last night. He was headed… over the edge, because his party was deserting him, all those defections, the governors and senators and members of Congress. Remember, when Nixon resigned, it was not right after the Supreme Court ordered him to release the tapes. It was when Barry Goldwater and the delegation from the Congress went to Nixon and said, 'It's over, you've got to resign.' And the next day, he announced his resignation.