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
  • The cold front brought lake-effect snow, dumping 3.5 feet of snow in western and up to 20 inches in northern Lower .
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Before long he’s been dumped in the back of a police car, making the jostly trek to a segregated reform school known as Nickel Academy.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of dump
Verb
  • Consumers who have purchased any of the affected products should discard them or return them to the store of purchase for a refund.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
  • However, the nature of modern soccer discards players of this age like never before.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of discard
Verb
  • Lewis wasn't going to take that lying down, and in typical messy fashion, unloaded his hot takes on Whitfield.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The boys’ mom had just parked at a shopping center and was outside of the car, unloading items to bring inside, at the time of the shooting, Huerta told Los Angeles ABC station KABC.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of unload
Verb
  • Employers are ditching degree requirements for several reasons, including a workforce shortage in industries like service and tech and a decline in college enrollment post pandemic.
    Allie Danziger, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Ford’s team ditched the tape measure for a digital twin, scanning 1,000 sqm (10,764 sq ft) of footprint, floor to ceiling, every weekend.
    Alex Christian, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of ditch
Verb
  • The betting market seems to have concluded that Kansas City has lost its knockout punch.
    Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The charity says the holiday season can be a particularly tough and challenging time for military families who have lost someone on active duty.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of lose
Verb
  • Gerrard notes that the samples were incredibly unlikely to have been thrown away in geeral waste, and were probably destroyed in an autoclave as per usual lab protocol.
    Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The nearly 200-year-old residence is only a stone’s throw away from Brooklyn Heights’ popular restaurants and shops, as well as The Promenade and Brooklyn Bridge Park.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
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 Dec. 2024.

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