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adjective

Definition of junkednext
as in discarded

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junked

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verb

past tense of junk
as in dumped
to get rid of as useless or unwanted we'll have to junk this old car

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junked
  1. discarded
  2. dumped
  3. neglected
  4. lost
Verb
  • Previous finds in the region, which included pottery fragments, were insufficient to prove settlement as they could have been discarded during travel, according to a report in history website Archaeology News.
    Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Teenage boys picked up weapons apparently discarded by security forces and fired into the air.
    ABDULRAHMAN SHAHEEN and ABBY SEWELL, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of discarded
Verb
  • And now you got dumped by Molly, getting sued by DAZN and still can't call a shot without your dad GTFOH.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The gray backpack linked to the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, which authorities found dumped in Central Park, has reportedly yielded a jacket, and some Monopoly money, but no gun.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of dumped
Adjective
  • In the century that followed, amputation remained a neglected area of medicine.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The business owners hoped to revitalize a neglected commercial stretch.
    Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of neglected
Verb
  • A lot of people in this book have lost great friends, and pets become even more meaningful.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But the truth is, fortunes will be made in the next four years and, sadly, retirements will be lost.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of lost
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