1
as in dumped
to end a usually intimate relationship with
ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior
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as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we ditched the old table at the town dump
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Recent Examples of ditched
Continue reading … MISSED SIGNALS — Bunnie Xo dropped cryptic lyrics, ditched her ring before Jelly Roll divorce news broke.
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FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
The pursuit continued into Los Angeles before the suspect ditched the vehicle at a downtown drive-thru and ran away from officers, police said.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Georgia lawmakers ditched plans special to redraw the state's political maps.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 17 June 2026
In response, class counsel ditched its request to restrict settlement payment distribution to class members exclusively.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 June 2026
While the world has stopped for some passionate soccer fans — who’ve likely ditched business meetings to board planes and cheer on their team — servers and cooks plod on at restaurants in the surrounding area.
—Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Details of the incident remain sketchy, including whether the Apache ditched due to a mechanical failure or hostile action.
—David Szondy
june 09, New Atlas, 9 June 2026
Bringing nature to central Indiana Homes that have ditched the grass lawn in favor of bushy native ecosystems can be found in central Indiana from the heart of Fountain Square to Westfield.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 8 June 2026
The couple ditched their formal designer wedding attire for comfy casuals.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
The pursuit continued into Los Angeles before the suspect ditched the vehicle at a downtown drive-thru and ran away from officers, police said.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Georgia lawmakers ditched plans special to redraw the state's political maps.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 17 June 2026
In response, class counsel ditched its request to restrict settlement payment distribution to class members exclusively.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 June 2026
While the world has stopped for some passionate soccer fans — who’ve likely ditched business meetings to board planes and cheer on their team — servers and cooks plod on at restaurants in the surrounding area.
—Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Details of the incident remain sketchy, including whether the Apache ditched due to a mechanical failure or hostile action.
—David Szondy
june 09, New Atlas, 9 June 2026
Bringing nature to central Indiana Homes that have ditched the grass lawn in favor of bushy native ecosystems can be found in central Indiana from the heart of Fountain Square to Westfield.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 8 June 2026
The couple ditched their formal designer wedding attire for comfy casuals.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditched
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But especially especially Bea, who got dumped from the island.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
13 June 2026
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In order to standardize their modeling, over the last couple of decades climate scientists developed a suite of projections for how much CO2 would get dumped into the atmosphere via fossil fuel use.—
Adam Frank,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Not because Wyck is a Root repeat, but because the actor has spent four decades playing men who are overlooked, discarded, and possibly clinically depressed.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026
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With a mission statement that champions the customer, the economy and the environment, a single Melia Ann garment replaces two pieces that would have otherwise been produced, shipped and eventually discarded.—
Elizabeth Grace Coyne,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Following the news that Major League Baseball stated that members of the San Francisco Giants violated the league's rules by writing Bible verses on their pride hats, Dan Dakich unloaded on the league.—
Ryan Morik OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Then Marte unloaded with a three-run homer — his first of the 2026 campaign — to create distance on the scoreboard.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026
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But the day of the shoot — there was a biscuit rig on the car, and the gentleman working the biscuit rig did a test run and lost control of the car.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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South Africa and Czechia both lost their opening matches in the FIFA World Cup.—
Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
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Many of their neighbors have similarly abandoned their pumps for all but household and livestock purposes.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
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Police found a 15-foot U-Haul truck abandoned on private property with two dogs in the cab.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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“Ditched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditched. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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