fling (off or away)

verb

Definition of fling (off or away)next
as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted he flung away the used matchstick flinging off dirty clothes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fling (off or away)
  1. dump
  2. discard
  3. unload
  4. ditch
  5. lose
  6. throw away
Verb
  • Roth could dump the ROM and analyze functionality as a result.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Major winter storms have dumped snow and cold weather on the Mid-Atlantic and the South.
    Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of dump
Verb
  • Waste Oils Waste oil and other lubricants, such as those from a car, lawnmower, tractor, or similar machine, must be discarded properly.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Distributors or retailers are also advised to discard any boxes in stock with the lot number 10101.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of discard
Verb
  • That might not sound uncommon, but Bucs fans have seen a quarterback who would rather unload a ball in a hurry than risk being tackled by a blitzing linebacker.
    John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
  • McAfee unloaded on Colts players, coaches and culture.
    Mike Sando, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of unload
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Johnson enters the new year trying to ditch the missteps and the controversies that have left his political standing in the dust.
    Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Some will give you immediate satisfaction (such as ditching paper and going digital), while others will pay off over time (like focusing on decluttering one space at a time).
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of ditch
Verb
  • Moss and Freeman sued Giuliani — a former New York City mayor and a supporter of Donald Trump — for defamation for falsely accusing them of committing election fraud in connection with the 2020 election that Trump lost to Joe Biden.
    Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Democracy is in recession in all quarters of the globe, including in the West, where political centrism has been steadily losing ground to illiberal populism.
    Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of lose
Verb
  • While a relatively small portion of what goes to the landfill, textiles cost California taxpayers more than $70 million just to throw away.
    Lewis Perkins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The stunt resulted in the restaurant having to throw away pounds of sandwich fixings out of concern they were contaminated, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said in an affidavit.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of throw away
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“Fling (off or away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fling%20%28off%20or%20away%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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