variants
or 86
as in to discard
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
decided to eighty-six his birth name the minute he arrived in Hollywood
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Recent Examples of eighty-six
In 2022, the painting sold at auction for eighty-six million dollars, a record price for the artist.
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
At High Meadow, Rex Stout grew a hundred and eighty-six varieties of iris on three acres.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
From the unfinished novel The Woman from Nowhere Editor’s Note: The author Charles Portis, who died in 2020 at the age of eighty-six, published five novels, of which the most well known are Norwood (1966) and True Grit (1968).
—Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
At High Meadow, Rex Stout grew a hundred and eighty-six varieties of iris on three acres.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
From the unfinished novel The Woman from Nowhere Editor’s Note: The author Charles Portis, who died in 2020 at the age of eighty-six, published five novels, of which the most well known are Norwood (1966) and True Grit (1968).
—Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eighty-six
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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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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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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
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The old-timey chain had recently scrapped major parts of its turnaround plan after right-wing backlash.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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Now, half a century later, federal regulators want to scrap the first major CRA update in more than thirty years and drag us back to the rules written in 1995.—
Lenwood V. Long,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Now, about a month and a half after the film’s release on streaming, Ice Cube is shedding a little light about the production.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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On an outside zone play, Fox shed several tacklers and outran the Falcons’ secondary to quiet the Skyridge sideline and fan section, which had been energized up to that point.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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In July 2007, he was traded to the Atlanta Braves after rejecting an eight-year, $140 million contract extension.—
Taylor Millard,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Ukrainians overwhelmingly reject ceding territory.—
Oleksandra Matviichuk,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Eighty-six.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eighty-six. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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