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to get rid of as useless or unwanted
just jettison that plan, because we know it won't work
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Recent Examples of jettisoned
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Musk's lawyers made the case that OpenAI, Altman and OpenAI president Greg Brockman, with the help of investments from Microsoft, jettisoned OpenAI's founding mission of being a non-profit focused on creating advanced AI for the benefit of humanity.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 12 May 2026
Once the team got good, however, Bryson was jettisoned in a deadline trade as Buffalo loaded up on blue-line depth with size ahead of its first playoff berth in 15 years.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Even Amazon and Netflix have jettisoned jobs.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Some of the players jettisoned included star shortstop Carlos Correa, closer Jhoan Duran, setup man Griffin Jax, and maybe most painful of all to Minnesotans, homegrown reliever Louie Varland.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2026
Mubi expanded to new countries, released more films in theaters, and jettisoned its policy of streaming titles for just 30 days.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
Guard Jonah Savaiinaea will have a chance to compete, but nothing will be gifted him now that his biggest advocate (Chris Grier) has been jettisoned.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
The module has guided the astronauts’ journey so far, but it will be jettisoned and will mostly burn up in the atmosphere as part of the reentry procedure, Radigan said.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
An agreement for Disney to get an equity position in the massive start-up in exchange for licensing select characters also was jettisoned.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Musk's lawyers made the case that OpenAI, Altman and OpenAI president Greg Brockman, with the help of investments from Microsoft, jettisoned OpenAI's founding mission of being a non-profit focused on creating advanced AI for the benefit of humanity.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 12 May 2026
Once the team got good, however, Bryson was jettisoned in a deadline trade as Buffalo loaded up on blue-line depth with size ahead of its first playoff berth in 15 years.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Even Amazon and Netflix have jettisoned jobs.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Some of the players jettisoned included star shortstop Carlos Correa, closer Jhoan Duran, setup man Griffin Jax, and maybe most painful of all to Minnesotans, homegrown reliever Louie Varland.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2026
Mubi expanded to new countries, released more films in theaters, and jettisoned its policy of streaming titles for just 30 days.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
Guard Jonah Savaiinaea will have a chance to compete, but nothing will be gifted him now that his biggest advocate (Chris Grier) has been jettisoned.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
The module has guided the astronauts’ journey so far, but it will be jettisoned and will mostly burn up in the atmosphere as part of the reentry procedure, Radigan said.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jettisoned
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In another development, researchers in the US developed a new method that could turn discarded data center hardware into a reliable, eco-friendly source of rare earths and valuable metals.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Aug. 2025
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The movie clocks in at 97 minutes and was reportedly shot in 2023, and it’s currently being dumped into theaters by Black Bear after Lionsgate decided not to release it last year, so maybe all the interesting stuff was cut along the way.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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The conglomerate also dumped a number of other stocks, including Visa, Mastercard, Domino’s Pizza, Amazon and United Healthcare after the departure late last year of Todd Combs, who was one of the two investment mangers Buffett hired to help manage the portfolio.—
Josh Funk,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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The lot was filled with junked cars, equipment and garbage, the report shows.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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At the 2023 Genesis Invitational, Rai ditched his own practice regimen to watch his idol, Tiger Woods, play in the pro-am, not caring what others would think about the choice.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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John Travolta ditched basic black-tie rules.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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The New Corolla, an oil tanker that traveled through the Strait of Hormuz before heading to California, recently unloaded its cargo in Long Beach.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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Nicole TungA Burmese dockworker sorting different fish species after a catch from a Thai vessel was unloaded in Ranong, Thailand, in January 2025.—
Jay Ganglani,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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Because it’s used so often and by so many different people, the word has lost a lot of its meaning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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But Day lost it in an enormous upset in 2024.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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