1
as in to dump
to end a usually intimate relationship with
ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior
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2
as in to discard
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we ditched the old table at the town dump
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Recent Examples of ditch
Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
Toss him in a ditch, and watch this coin turn into nutritious mulch—a win-win.
—Nate Odenkirk, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2025
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Feb. 2025
An Illinois native, a young White ditched a postgraduate program at Harvard to follow his lover to New York—a city he’s called home since 1962.
—airmail.news, 1 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Deputy Hunter Perkins and his girlfriend were found in his truck, which fell in a ditch around 10 p.m. Monday after slamming into an unmarked FHP SUV near Kissimmee, according to an incident report.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
Toss him in a ditch, and watch this coin turn into nutritious mulch—a win-win.
—Nate Odenkirk, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
While cord-cutting continues to accelerate, with 12% of bundled subs ditching their legacy pay-TV packages in the third quarter of 2024, the carriage fees generated by the shrinking cable business remain crucial to Fox’s balance sheet.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Feb. 2025
An Illinois native, a young White ditched a postgraduate program at Harvard to follow his lover to New York—a city he’s called home since 1962.
—airmail.news, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditch
Noun
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The company recommended rebuilding the road and sidewalk and adding better preventative measures, such as drainage trenches or pipes, to make sure surface water didn’t create more problems in the future.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Feb. 2025
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For days, workers with mechanical diggers have been preparing long trenches for burials.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Harriet Blackmore and Ronnie Vint were the last two Islanders dumped from the villa on Day 34, shutting them out of the final.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2025
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The incoming system would dump heavy snow from Kansas to Missouri on Tuesday and send snow and ice to North Carolina and southeastern Virginia on Wednesday, the NWS said.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Despite a ticking clock that seemingly guarantees the girl’s senseless death will be discarded as a cold case, Al Saffan is determined to identify the body and uncover the truth.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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Despite a ticking clock that seemingly guarantees the girl’s senseless death will be discarded as a cold case, Noelle is determined to identify the body and uncover the truth.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Nesting materials clog up gutters and drainpipes and lead to water or mold damage. Pests and diseases.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2025
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The state pays for a roadway 18-feet wide, not including curbs and gutters.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Rock Hall is set to announce the nominees for the class of 2025 any day now, leaving us to think about the museum's biggest omissions.—
Troy Smith,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Tae-hwan didn’t seem to care about her or left her behind when ice skating and didn’t seem interested in her conversations.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Yet last week half a million metric tons of food aid sat waiting in U.S. ports with no workers able to unload or deliver it, complicating Secretary of State Marco Rubio's ability to unfreeze a few projects, like feeding the starving in Sudan, and giving medication to AIDS patients.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Phoenix acquired first-round picks in the Utah deal to attach to a potential deal to unload a player.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Strong winds interact with the topography in dangerous ways, flowing down into ravines like the rushing waters of a mountain stream after heavy rains.—
Thomas Fuller,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Spokane Valley Fire Department Firefighters rescued an Uber driver on Wednesday afternoon after her car plunged into a ravine in Spokane Valley, Washington.—
Julia Reinstein,
ABC News,
3 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Geno Auriemma’s Huskies, after losing to a ranked team, usually has to wait weeks while wading through a series of nondescript Big East opponents to get another chance.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2025
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On the other side of the screen, Ukrainians die, lose territory, see apartment blocks reduced to rubble, consider desertion, and watch the backbone of their western support dissolve.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Ditch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditch. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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