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as in to leave
to end a usually intimate relationship with
all of her friends were surprised at how she just dumped him
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as in to unload
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
dump the trash on the curb and go back inside
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as in landfill
a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped
all of the used packaging eventually ends up in the dump
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as in warehouse
a place where military arms are stored
a daring raid on the ammunition dump
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as in mess
a dirty or messy place
his place is always a dump, so he almost never has people over
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Recent Examples of dump
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
The shore of Flushing Bay has long been seen as a wasteland, a view that came true over the century in which New Yorkers dumped their coal ash and garbage there.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
David Brown, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025
In a new Instagram photo dump recapping her 30th birthday celebrations, Brittany Mahomes shared a photo of the Grammy winner, 35, joining in on the party — and placing her martini on the mother of three’s head!
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Ōura Ring customers for weeks have posted on social media urging others to dump the health tracker over concerns about its ties to Palantir and the Defense Department, but its CEO insists customer data is safe.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
The shore of Flushing Bay has long been seen as a wasteland, a view that came true over the century in which New Yorkers dumped their coal ash and garbage there.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
Hence, the big, 11-player dump at the deadline.
—David Brown, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025
In a new Instagram photo dump recapping her 30th birthday celebrations, Brittany Mahomes shared a photo of the Grammy winner, 35, joining in on the party — and placing her martini on the mother of three’s head!
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dump
Verb
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Much of central Saskatchewan received less than half an inch of rainfall in April and May, leaving many wetlands dry.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Among its 14 plant oils are argan kernel and rice bran, which regulate sebum production and loosen dead skin cells, respectively—and, together, leave your pores looking significantly smaller and your skin significantly smoother.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Glabe’s sales follow those of board member Eric Swider, who has also sharply reduced his holdings, unloading around 165,000 shares since November.—
Zach Everson,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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From there, the product would be unloaded, securely packaged, and transported to the cartel’s stateside distributors.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The hotel diverts little to no waste to landfills, thanks to an ORCA food-waste digester installed in 2018, and has phased in in-house water bottling and refillable bathroom dispensers to eliminate single-use plastics.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Police found the dehydrator at a local landfill site.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Snowflake, one of the most popular cloud data warehouse platforms, often ranks as a company’s second-largest IT expense after its primary cloud provider.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The cartel’s men received the truck and drove it back to their secret warehouse.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Other cuts start as pop songs before crashing into atonal messes and freak rock chaos.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Vacmaster Portable Carpet Cleaner Utilizing 15 kilopascals of suction power, the cleaner shampoos carpeted and upholstered surfaces to break up tough messes.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 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
Verb
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Remove steak from marinade, discarding the jalapeno slices.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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After taking the necessary photos, consumers should discard the fridge according to local and state regulations.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The big serve and punch might work on a good night, but the rallies test out all the armory.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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With the money, Wen was able to pay for an armory and a federal firearm license for $150,000 and listed his partner's name as the business owner to register with the Texas secretary of state.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Dump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dump. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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