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also sluff (off)
as in to lose
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
finally sloughed off the depression that had been weighing him down for months
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Some Pentagon officials, however, acknowledge that the tradeoff for speed and expense is losing the armor that saved lives and limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025 -
Bradshaw said letters stating that a patient has lost Medicaid sometimes arrive a couple months after the fact.—
TOM MURPHY,
Arkansas Online,
2 Aug. 2025
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If any other construction would render the clause inoperative, that is an additional reason for rejecting such other construction, and for adhering to the obvious meaning.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
29 July 2025
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Israel has strongly rejected claims that the country is perpetuating a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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This requires a fundamental shift in the leadership approach: • From Status Reporting To Storytelling: Transform your strategic communications from data dumps to compelling narratives that connect individual contributions to organizational outcomes.—
Aurelien Mangano,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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However, thanks to the self-emptying feature, our tester didn’t have to dump the dustbin.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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At one point, Valkyria even tossed Lynch into the still photographer.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Back in the ring, Cody Rhodes tossed Cody Rhodes into a table followed by a Cross Rhodes.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The ruling and resulting legal battle come at a time when Indiana and the federal government are rolling back and eliminating their own environmental protections.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
5 Aug. 2025
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DeSantis vetoed the Legislature’s last attempt at drawing new congressional district lines and forced his own map on them in 2022, one that eliminated two Black congressional districts and spurred lawsuits from voting rights groups.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Wilson threw away a pass on a play in which Jack Jones and Mike Hilton had good coverage on Tahj Washington.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
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These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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While tens of millions of Americans have ditched cable for a variety of streaming services, ESPN’s marquee live sports have remained exclusive to cable subscribers.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
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In high-stakes environments, people remember the vendors and partners who make their lives easier and ditch the ones who make their lives harder.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Mold: Any signs of mold mean the dressing should be discarded.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
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Customers with peanut allergies are advised to not eat the products and to discard them.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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“Slough (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slough%20%28off%29. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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