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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Kelly apologized, but NBC dumped the show days later.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the third quarter, Buffett’s company dumped another 100 million Apple shares, according to the Wall Street Journal, leaving Berkshire with about $70 billion worth of the iPhone maker’s stock.Peter Cohan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Loading your audio article WASHINGTON D.C. — Steph Curry returned after missing three games with a left ankle sprain, but the Warriors didn’t need to fully unleash him to discard the Wizards.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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That said, Barcelona may be better off discarding that approach almost entirely.Henry Flynn, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The Purdy-McCaffrey combo showed up best a few snaps before Kittle’s touchdown: McCaffrey raced down the right sideline past linebacker Lavonte David and caught a 30-yard prayer from Purdy, who unloaded that pass just before getting drilled in the chest by William Gholston.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Another time, Benson was unloading groceries in her kitchen when a man started pounding on the door, forcing her to send her son into the basement and call for help.Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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So, is the solution to dismantle HR and ditch middle managers?Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Record-breaking temperatures are blanketing the Northeast this Halloween, as children ditch the winter gear and enjoy summer weather while trick or treating.Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
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That’s not exactly a rousing show of support for USC’s defensive front, which lost two of its most disruptive pieces — defensive end Anthony Lucas and linebacker Eric Gentry — for the season last week.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Key Background Trump, who won Arizona in 2016, lost the battleground state by just 10,457 votes in 2020 to Biden.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Knight explained how her design process focuses on ways to make sure the customer is less likely to throw away the garment.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2024
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The number includes not just energy used by hospitals and clinics but also the huge amounts of medical waste, often single-use plastic devices, which are thrown away each day, said Buonocore.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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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 17 Nov. 2024.
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