as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
discard an old, torn sweater
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Recent Examples of discard
Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2025
Similarly, Studio Raw Material works with discards from the quarries of Makrana, where nearly twenty million tons of stone are processed annually.
—Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Discharge of polluted water and discarded electronic components into rivers, groundwater supplies, landfills, or unregulated recycling facilities results in the hazardous materials gradually seeping into surrounding soil and water systems.
—Michaela Rychetska, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
For a recent example, look at Trump’s discard of Elon Musk.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2025
Similarly, Studio Raw Material works with discards from the quarries of Makrana, where nearly twenty million tons of stone are processed annually.
—Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Verb
Express and discard lemon peel.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Discharge of polluted water and discarded electronic components into rivers, groundwater supplies, landfills, or unregulated recycling facilities results in the hazardous materials gradually seeping into surrounding soil and water systems.
—Michaela Rychetska, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discard
Noun
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In it, Jackson Lamb (Oldman), River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) and the rest of the MI5 rejects are on the case — and a bit on the defense.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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As the saying goes, nobody wants to sit at the reject table.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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There Naso allegedly choked her to death, placing the body in a trash bag, and dumping it from the Richmond–San Rafael Bridge.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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The act signed under President Richard Nixon prevented businesses from dumping in waterways.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The trawling nets of commercial fisherman greedily cull all of the sea life in their path.—
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Trump orders cull of commercial launch regulations.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The solution is to ditch the floss and get an oral irrigator.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Gap, Pizza Hut and Tropicana are just a few companies that tried new logos only to ditch them after poor responses.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Within seconds of inhaling the foul odor, the white dog springs back in disgust and hastily shuffles to the other side of the bed, as though trying to escape the smell altogether.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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An entire Python program, for example, can be produced in a few seconds or minutes, instead of handwriting code that might have taken hours, days, or weeks to devise.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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It was unloaded when police recovered it.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
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Loading and unloading your luggage during the process is a hassle.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After multiple rejections from the auto dealership, Kim had to get creative again.—
Ernestine Siu,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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The sting of rejection or criticism is universal.—
Susanne Biro,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Instead of following that plan, Artamonov put investor money into risky short-term options, losing millions of dollars, often within days of receiving the money from investors, the indictment said.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Phillies can't afford to lose him to another team this winter, no matter the price.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Discard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discard. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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