1
as in dumps
to end a usually intimate relationship with
ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior
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2
as in discards
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we ditched the old table at the town dump
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Recent Examples of ditches
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Police and fire rescue experts say this is also serves a reminder to always wear personal flotation devices in and around rivers, creeks, ditches and lakes.
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Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
They're mostly found in the swamps, sloughs, wetlands, and drainage ditches of the western coastal plain, and are occasionally found around rivers and lakes.
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Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
3 June 2026
Officials had been diluting high-pH water in ditches that were contaminated with chemicals that spilled.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
During heavy rain, avoid parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a serious risk.
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Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
Water sprayed up from the truck tires and pooled in the ditches.
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Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
Another, higher up in the mountains, will stretch for seven kilometres, and further south on the border with Bolivia, two more ditches are being dug.
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John Bartlett,
NPR,
23 May 2026
Between forays into the shallows females rest in the cover of small ditches and cuts near shallow-water breaklines and river channels in six to 10 feet of water.
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John Phillips,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Fulda all but ditches his ambitious partner Chaton (Vincent Dedienne), in order to team up with Stéphane to get to the bottom of the endless pig-slaughter, and to put paid to the local superstition that Brun’s ghost may be the culprit.
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Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
16 June 2026
In the directorial debut from Izabel Pakzad, Lola (Cherry) and Lavinia (Thorne) make up two-fifths of an on-screen friend group that ditches the Los Angeles smog for the clear skies — and ample partying room — found in California's Joshua Tree National Park.
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Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
Rayman Legends Retold ditches the original game's 2D art style for higher fidelity 3D models.
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Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
10 June 2026
Researchers at Duke University have challenged that assumption with Argus, a sea-urchin-like robot that ditches conventional symmetry altogether.
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New Atlas,
9 June 2026
This week, Charli XCX ditches the dancefloor on a fuzzy rock song, J Balvin and Ryan Castro make their case for song of the summer with an aerobic track, and Little Simz spits atop a trap beat, once again solidifying her rap icon status.
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Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
If the Supreme Court rules for Louisiana and ditches Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, and ends the majority-minority district requirement, what’s your next move in Annapolis?
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David Weigel,
semafor.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Just ditches her completely because of peer pressure from his rich friends.
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Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
But the gold seekers, the ‘49ers, immediately set to digging ditches and canals to divert water, and so the new state soon allowed that practice, too.
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Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Police and fire rescue experts say this is also serves a reminder to always wear personal flotation devices in and around rivers, creeks, ditches and lakes.
—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
They're mostly found in the swamps, sloughs, wetlands, and drainage ditches of the western coastal plain, and are occasionally found around rivers and lakes.
—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
3 June 2026
Officials had been diluting high-pH water in ditches that were contaminated with chemicals that spilled.
—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
During heavy rain, avoid parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a serious risk.
—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
Water sprayed up from the truck tires and pooled in the ditches.
—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
Another, higher up in the mountains, will stretch for seven kilometres, and further south on the border with Bolivia, two more ditches are being dug.
—
John Bartlett,
NPR,
23 May 2026
Between forays into the shallows females rest in the cover of small ditches and cuts near shallow-water breaklines and river channels in six to 10 feet of water.
—
John Phillips,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
Verb
Meta ditches Ray-Ban and adds Kylie Jenner.
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Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Fulda all but ditches his ambitious partner Chaton (Vincent Dedienne), in order to team up with Stéphane to get to the bottom of the endless pig-slaughter, and to put paid to the local superstition that Brun’s ghost may be the culprit.
—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
16 June 2026
In the directorial debut from Izabel Pakzad, Lola (Cherry) and Lavinia (Thorne) make up two-fifths of an on-screen friend group that ditches the Los Angeles smog for the clear skies — and ample partying room — found in California's Joshua Tree National Park.
—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
Rayman Legends Retold ditches the original game's 2D art style for higher fidelity 3D models.
—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
10 June 2026
Researchers at Duke University have challenged that assumption with Argus, a sea-urchin-like robot that ditches conventional symmetry altogether.
—
New Atlas,
9 June 2026
This week, Charli XCX ditches the dancefloor on a fuzzy rock song, J Balvin and Ryan Castro make their case for song of the summer with an aerobic track, and Little Simz spits atop a trap beat, once again solidifying her rap icon status.
—
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
If the Supreme Court rules for Louisiana and ditches Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, and ends the majority-minority district requirement, what’s your next move in Annapolis?
—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Just ditches her completely because of peer pressure from his rich friends.
—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditches
Noun
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The incident happened after two trenches collapsed in Oakland County in the last 24 hours.
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All night long there was the ringing clatter of picks and shovels; the Germans were digging trenches in the frozen ground.
Verb
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News 12 reported that the boy's body had been discovered at a waste collection center in Stamford, having been brought there by a truck that dumps trash and recyclables there.
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Towns dumps the ball off to Mitchell Robinson for his easiest two points of the night.
Verb
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Try the Storm Chaser, which sends you into a zero-gravity fall, catches you in a funnel, then discards you into a pool below.
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At the same time, Gans discards the psychological and spatial logic that gave meaning to the original telling’s dream-like sense of disorientation.
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Residents, meanwhile, can help the town’s efforts by reducing standing water around their homes, keeping their lawns mowed and trimmed, keeping rain barrels covered or screened, and cleaning their gutters regularly to prevent accumulated water.
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Clean gutters and drains, inspect roofs for loose or damaged materials, trim trees and secure outdoor furniture and decorations.
Verb
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Proponents argue recordings would solve a long-standing crisis that leaves many proceedings with no verbatim record.
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Detergent overdosing also leaves behind a film on the inside of the washer, which feeds mold and causes odors.
Verb
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Pickle Robot's system unloads boxes from trailers or containers.
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An oil tanker unloads crude oil at a terminal at the port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on March 11, 2026.
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The gardens were developed in the 1930s on a site featuring natural ravines, now crossed by suspension bridges and laced with trails.
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The face of the moon never looks the same from one night to the next, as the shifting angle between the moon and sun causes sunlight to sweep across its surface, altering the shadows cast by craters, mountain ranges and ravines.
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.
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And the company doing the genuine, expensive work of transition loses the one advantage the label was meant to confer, cheaper capital and patient shareholders who believe the plan.
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“Ditches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditches. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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