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as in to leave
to end a usually intimate relationship with
all of her friends were surprised at how she just dumped him
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2
as in to unload
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
dump the trash on the curb and go back inside
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as in landfill
a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped
all of the used packaging eventually ends up in the dump
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as in warehouse
a place where military arms are stored
a daring raid on the ammunition dump
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as in mess
a dirty or messy place
his place is always a dump, so he almost never has people over
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Recent Examples of dump
Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2025
No, the timing of last September’s indictment was not too close to this year’s mayoral election and no, helping the White House with an unrelated policy matter is not a legitimate reason to dump a prosecution.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, 6 June 2017
The latter came after Sandburg setter Connor Kelly put the Eagles on top with a dump and a block on consecutive plays.
—Logan Malloy, Daily Southtown, 30 May 2017
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Verb
The flooding threat is also ramping up as the storm stalls and dumps heavy rain over the same areas.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2025
No, the timing of last September’s indictment was not too close to this year’s mayoral election and no, helping the White House with an unrelated policy matter is not a legitimate reason to dump a prosecution.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
The chemicals apparently had leached into the water from waste dumps, where the company disposed of the chemicals, ending in the 1970s.
—Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, 6 June 2017
The latter came after Sandburg setter Connor Kelly put the Eagles on top with a dump and a block on consecutive plays.
—Logan Malloy, Daily Southtown, 30 May 2017
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Verb
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With few options left, Adam begins considering and concocting ways to enact vengeance, but Basem, having been down that rageful path, advises him otherwise.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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The department did not say how much money is left of the total $189 billion approved.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Shipping containers on the MSC Livorno await unloading at the Port of Long Beach, California on March 5, 2025, one day after US President Donald Trump.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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Another 45 minutes later, boxes of staples, MREs, and cases of water were being unloaded and distributed to the community, which had gone without these essentials for eight days.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What’s more, landfills emit methane, a greenhouse gas 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide over 20 years.—
Mary Urban,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Mar. 2025
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Baltimore’s 2020 Recycling and Solid Waste Management Master Plan determined that eliminating WTE from Baltimore’s waste management process would cost taxpayers roughly $100 million to expand local landfill space and build transfer stations to truck more local waste out of state.—
Mary Urban,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Mar. 2025
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My tobacco rope was probably cut from a much bigger section and smuggled out of a warehouse.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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In 2017, for example, the Swedish furniture giant IKEA rented out an entire warehouse in the area for all of design week.—
Laura May Todd,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Brit, trying to find her footing after the mess Kenya unleashed, opens up to the group.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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If the mess is semi-solid, use a sturdy piece of cardboard, a paper plate, or another flat surface, as a scoop.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Trump says Iran must ditch ‘concept of a nuclear weapon’ President Donald Trump on Monday once again reiterated that Iran must abandon any hope of obtaining a nuclear weapon as the U.S. prepares for more talks in less than a week.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Trump should ditch the tariffs, do some damage control with allies and reassert America as the center of global free trade.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
11 Apr. 2025
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The patients alleged the company didn’t disclose the risk of false positives in genetic testing on embryos, which led them to discard potentially viable embryos.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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Remove and discard parchment paper from Cakes.—
Ana Calderone,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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But for years, being a wrestler in Richmond meant going out of town to do small shows held in high school gyms or an armory.—
Karri Peifer,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025
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The tour included two crowded cell blocks, the armory and an isolation unit.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Dump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dump. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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