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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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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
Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
Everyone was finishing checks, including Jack Eichel dumping Finnish captain Aleksander Barkov into the U.S. bench.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 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
Because nothing inflicts emotional damage like making someone pay $35 for parking before dumping their butt.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
Everyone was finishing checks, including Jack Eichel dumping Finnish captain Aleksander Barkov into the U.S. bench.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dump
Verb
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The Jayhawks played one of their most dominant games of the season, with the walk-ons entering with around three minutes left.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2025
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However, another franchise mark is much more in the crosshairs for Werenski: His two assists on Saturday put him at 256 in his career, leaving him only two short of matching Rick Nash’s franchise record with the Blue Jackets.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Last July, Belk unloaded more than $950 million in debt and gave some lenders more controlling interests in the company.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2025
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Campers might consider unloading essentials from those cabinets before deploying the tent – or just deal with the slight inconvenience of having to crouch in through half-open hatches.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Plastic jugs are often not recycled & end up in landfills.—
Hilary Tetenbaum,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Disheartened and frustrated, Howells rushed to the landfill—roughly the size of a football field—only to realize that recovering his hardware crypto wallet was nearly impossible.—
Vinamrata Chaturvedi,
Quartz,
12 Feb. 2025
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In addition to the 617 Costco warehouses in the U.S., the company has locations in Canada (109), Mexico (41), Japan (36) the U.K. (29), Korea (19), Australia (15), Taiwan (14), China (7), Spain (5), France (2) and one each in Iceland, New Zealand and Sweden.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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That could come in handy for mapping and monitoring large indoor spaces like warehouses and tunnels, search and rescue operations, taking inventory and moving packages between stockroom shelves – all without the the need for human operators to have these drones in their line of sight.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There was mess from the beginning, and his hands were in all of it.—
Katie Drummond,
WIRED,
13 Feb. 2025
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This business is old and a mess — there aren’t overnight solutions to any of these conversations — but the fact that these conversations are being had by such public figures is such a joy and will lead to change finally.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Sundance is the only major film festival to offer that opportunity; Toronto offered a platform in 2021, but ditched it in 2022.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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By ditching Baldwin's $2.5 million contract, Milwaukee gets to move below the league's second luxury tax apron.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Officials suspect the ants were among the dirt used for ballast, which was discarded in port by ships from South America.—
Alan Clemons,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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That doesn’t mean the topic was discarded; it was just nudged to the side, with league and school officials consumed with finalizing the House settlement and determining future College Football Playoff models.—
Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Step 3: Client Modeling Client modeling (also known as customer profiling) is one of the most important tools a luxury brand has in its armory.—
Matteo Atti,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
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The sides fold down, the sails lift and the interior brings Return of the Jedi to life with a cockpit, prison cell, armory, kitchen and entertainment room equipped with Jabba’s bed.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Dump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dump. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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