dump on

verb

dumped on; dumping on; dumps on
Synonyms of dump onnext

transitive verb

: to treat disrespectfully
especially : belittle, bad-mouth

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Lawson was found dead, dumped on the southbound Route 295 entrance ramp from the Westport neighborhood, in January 2022. Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 June 2026 Meghan Markle posted a new Instagram photo dump on June 9. Hannah Malach, InStyle, 9 June 2026 Because everything’s dumped on the conveyor belt, and then there’s another truck waiting behind it to dump its load, everything has to flow. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026 Some of these have gone viral on social media, like the drone which was grabbed out of the air before being carried away and dumped on a mountainside at an altitude of 10,000 feet. David Hambling, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Decentralized solution Raw waste cannot simply be dumped on fields due to the presence of pathogens and its high water content. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026 It’s all dumped on the new winner, who sits in a cart in the showers. Shayna Rubin, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2026 Every neighborhood is important, even if it gets dumped on by the media. Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026 The actor plays Lou, brutally dumped on her wedding day and struggling to get by as a social media copywriter for a tortilla chip company. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026

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“Dump on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dump%20on. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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