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as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
I should throw away that torn shirt
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as in to spend
to use up carelessly
if you buy a high-end computer, you'll just be throwing away money on a bunch of features you'll never use
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Recent Examples of throw away
Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2025
Nothing was thrown away because it could be repurposed.
—Gabriela Hearst, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Nov. 2024
But unlike the Super Heavy-Starship, the SLS is a throwaway, expendable booster expected to cost some $1.4 billion for each of its first four moon missions.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Lin-Manuel Miranda was not throwing away his shot … to be on Timothée Chalamet’s double-duty episode of Saturday Night Live.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2025
Nothing was thrown away because it could be repurposed.
—Gabriela Hearst, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
But more often than not, Maye nullified that pressure with his legs, a short throw or a throwaway.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Nov. 2024
But unlike the Super Heavy-Starship, the SLS is a throwaway, expendable booster expected to cost some $1.4 billion for each of its first four moon missions.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw away
Verb
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That rain dumped on soil already saturated from earlier rains and brought concerns that creeks and streams could flood and that trees could topple.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Instead of putting frozen meals or steam-in-bag vegetables straight into the microwave, dump into a ceramic or glass bowl and cover with a silicone microwave cover.—
Carolyn L. Todd,
SELF,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Jaguars spent the last two seasons in Class 3A, losing 39-38 to Marshall in the Section 2AAA semifinals last year.—
Tom Schardin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Literally spent days on end just doing calligraphy because her mom kept coming up with different things that HAD to be in calligraphy to match.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Reading extension circulars bolstered her knowledge, and the farm -- which grew soybeans, oats, wheat, milo, and cotton -- thrived.—
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arkansasonline.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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Discount and price comparison apps Discount apps like Flipp aggregate sales fliers and store circulars.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
11 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2025
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With no working payment method, the couple angrily discarded their items on the counter, knocking the cup to the floor in the process.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Taylor Goldsmith, the lead vocalist, lost his home studio and band equipment to the Eaton fire; whereas his brother Griffin, the band’s drummer, and Wylie Gelber, former bassist, lost their homes in Altadena, California.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
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The Zags lost to Kentucky, Connecticut and UCLA by a grand total of 10 points.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The second of back-to-back atmospheric rivers, which unleashed heavy rain across Northern California this week killing two people, was set to dampen Southern California through Friday morning.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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For a split second, or maybe a couple of seconds, or maybe a minute, or five.—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Now some fans say she’s ditched her signature accessibility factor altogether.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
30 Jan. 2025
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Swope, who grew up in Prince George’s County, played for the Terps in the early 2000s and developed a hatred for Duke, was an assistant when the school ditched the Atlantic Coast Conference for the Big Ten in 2014.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Jan. 2025
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The North American trek kicks off in Oklahoma City on March 5 and will run through Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Boston, Las Vegas, Oakland and wrap up with a hometown show in Memphis.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
4 Feb. 2025
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The international art exhibition, which opens March 8 and runs through May 11, stages site-specific work across the Coachella Valley.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Throw away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20away. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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