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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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 -
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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Additionally, it can be made from industry-waste wood which would otherwise be discarded.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
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
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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
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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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The other side: Charlotte has hesitated to end parking minimums because some argue the city lacks the transit infrastructure to expect people to ditch their cars.—
Alexandria Sands,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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McCauley’s peers across the crypto industry have shared similar sagas about being locked out of the U.S. financial system, losing access to payroll, checking accounts and payment processing.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2025
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Back then, Chelsea lost 4-1 rather than 3-0, but most of the same ingredients were there, with Chelsea outfought, outthought and outplayed.—
Simon Johnson,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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That totals more than $425,000 of public money thrown away for nothing – although this amount is incomplete according to a district spokesperson who said at the time that more invoices were expected.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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The 4 Nations Face-Off began on Wednesday when Canada threw away a two-goal lead in regulation but came back to snatch a 4-3 overtime victory against Sweden thanks to a winner from Mitch Marner.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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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 21 Feb. 2025.
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