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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
Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
They should not be used and should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Nate Rogers, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Occasionally, even Trump hints at this, vaguely touting secondary sanctions as a throwaway remark earlier this week.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
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Verb
In one instance, detectives saw on video that a man dug into the garbage can and took the shoes Brand had previously thrown away at the 47th Street train station.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
They should not be used and should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Noun
At this point, what started as a throwaway joke has grown into something vaguely earnest — too big to fail and too enmeshed in the neighborhood to be abandoned in good conscience.
—Nate Rogers, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Occasionally, even Trump hints at this, vaguely touting secondary sanctions as a throwaway remark earlier this week.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw away
Verb
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Credential dumps from breached companies are traded daily on the dark web.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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To stay on the show, each Islander must couple up with another Islander or risk being dumped from the villa.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Sacramento County’s budget outlines recommendations of how the county should spend its money throughout the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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The actor-writer-director, who is 31 and uses they/she pronouns, has spent the last decade or so as a niche internet presence, going viral periodically on Twitter (and then X) and TikTok with satirical front-facing videos and bone-dry one-liners.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Distribution of these free circulars ended with Fred's retirement from NASA.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
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When funding for these circulars came to an end, Fred picked up the eclipse baton and with the help of Canadian meteorologist Jay Anderson, produced their own eclipse circulars, funded under the auspices of NASA.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
Verb
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The ruling Liberal Democratic Party contends that opening royal status to commoners is just one step down a path that will ultimately lead to the abandonment of patrilineal legitimacy, ultimately discarding the sacred Y chromosome.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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Maggie's phone was discovered discarded beside the road outside the gates of the estate. Feb. 2, 2023: Footage emerges of Murdaugh in two different outfits on the night of the murder Evidence surfaced that Murdaugh changed his clothes at some point in the evening.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Verb
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The Ansar Allah source with whom Newsweek spoke to declined to discuss the details of the strike but affirmed that the group was prepared to move forward with its missile and drone campaign against Israel even in the case of losing high-level leaders.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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But the friend soon lost interest in geography, and Lilian was less enamored of the girl’s collection of mechanical pencils and scented erasers imported from Japan.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Gonzalez said his home run Friday, his second of the season, included a hunting trip.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Free charts are often delayed by several seconds or more.—
David Materazzi,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Verb
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For the final version of the maitake mushroom ($19), Joyce ditched the ranch idea and decided on an allium aioli and a potion bottle of malt vinegar on the side.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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Potential benefits of wild lawns There could be a psychological upside to ditching the mower and embracing a natural yard.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2025
Verb
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Later in the half, Matthew Bellerby followed up with another try before David Bonilla capped off the scoring with a punishing run through the middle of Brookline’s defense, giving Hanover a 33-0 lead into halftime.—
Marcello Rossetti,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2025
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The tournament runs through Sunday, July 13, culminating in the final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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“Throw away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20away. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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