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as in fired
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force
Robert Goddard was the first to discharge a rocket containing an instrument package
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as in unloaded
to empty or rid of cargo
docks for discharging containerships
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as in paid
to give what is owed for
discharge a debt in full
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as in released
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
discharged the prisoners upon the signing of the peace treaty
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as in radiated
to throw or give off
the mighty river discharges its waters into the ocean
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as in dismissed
to let go from office, service, or employment
15 people were discharged when the embezzling ring was discovered
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Recent Examples of discharged
The officer discharged his weapon, hitting Chakraborty four times.
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Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
According to investigators, Steele allegedly discharged a firearm in the parking lot of the bar, striking two innocent bystanders, Wright said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
No one was struck by gunfire when a Chicago police officer discharged their weapon during a foot chase in the South Chicago neighborhood Thursday afternoon, police said.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
After being discharged, Santos-Griswold couldn’t lift her arms to wash her hair, so Stoddard did it for her.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
No details were immediately released regarding how many officers fired and how many shots were discharged.
—City News Service, Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Jurors on Tuesday also found true the allegations that Moore intentionally discharged a firearm causing death, personally used a firearm and inflicted great bodily injury in the shootings.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The team took it, and after some extra weeks of recovering in the hospital, the man was discharged, weak but alive.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
He was discharged in October 2024.
—Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
According to investigators, Steele allegedly discharged a firearm in the parking lot of the bar, striking two innocent bystanders, Wright said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
No one was struck by gunfire when a Chicago police officer discharged their weapon during a foot chase in the South Chicago neighborhood Thursday afternoon, police said.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
After being discharged, Santos-Griswold couldn’t lift her arms to wash her hair, so Stoddard did it for her.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
No details were immediately released regarding how many officers fired and how many shots were discharged.
—City News Service, Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Jurors on Tuesday also found true the allegations that Moore intentionally discharged a firearm causing death, personally used a firearm and inflicted great bodily injury in the shootings.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The team took it, and after some extra weeks of recovering in the hospital, the man was discharged, weak but alive.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
He was discharged in October 2024.
—Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discharged
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Police said one of the males in the fight brandished a handgun and fired gunshots at others.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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In the footage, aired by CNN affiliate WJAR, players from both teams are seen taking cover as at least a dozen shots are fired, with players and coaches rushing for the gates leading out of the rink’s benches.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Gloria Martinez and Miguel Hernandez, along with their 2-year-old granddaughter, were among the regular walkers who got to see the goats being unloaded.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Waugh fired one bullet that struck Chaudhry, then unloaded several more into his body, witnesses told police.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
2 Feb. 2026
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Attorneys are expensive, while Lake County taxpayers paid for what many saw as a case of prosecutorial overreach.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Ross already paid $7 million of Jalen Ramsey’s $26 million salary last season to facilitate a trade that helped Miami land Minkah Fitzpatrick.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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The researchers created the virtual animals and released them into a synthetic world, giving them tasks on how to navigate, avoid obstacles and find food.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Minnesota is currently the only team among the top seven of the Big Ten not to be nationally ranked, though that situation may change when Monday’s latest Associated Press poll is released — the Gophers fell two votes shy in last week’s Top 25 polling.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2026
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Even with my limited knowledge, the mountain radiated a kind of gravity, as though the desert itself were remembering.—
Josh Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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A feeling of relief radiated throughout the Golden State Warriors organization late Wednesday night with the news of Jonathan Kuminga’s trade to the Atlanta Hawks for Kristaps Porzingis.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The additional charges were dismissed.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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Obama dismissed those rumors, joking that if aliens existed and were being concealed, even the president was not in on it.—
Adisa Hargett-Robinson,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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The transitional committee, made up of Palestinian administrators, has met in Egypt but has not yet entered Gaza.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The scope of its ambition is met, at every turn, by deft control over what is witnessed, and how.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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The deal follows an eventful few years for Spears, who managed to finally be freed of a 13-year conservatorship back in 2021.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Feb. 2026
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Michael Skakel was convicted of killing Martha Moxley, but freed from prison after a court deemed his lawyer incompetent.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Discharged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discharged. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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