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as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
I should throw away that torn shirt
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as in to spend
to use up carelessly
if you buy a high-end computer, you'll just be throwing away money on a bunch of features you'll never use
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Examples of throw away in a Sentence
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Soma Mei Sheng Frazier, Peoplemag, 20 July 2024
One out of five elementary and middle schools participating in the National School Lunch Program go so far as to require all students to take cow’s milk, even though kids throw away nearly half of it, and many students — especially those of color — are lactose intolerant.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 16 July 2024
What could have been a major plot point was just a throwaway scene.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2024
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Verb
If the Tohono O’odham have a word for the gray of hair no longer black, yet not pure white, thrifty Chinese Americans like my family should probably have a word for the gray of socks no longer white, yet not thrown away.
—Soma Mei Sheng Frazier, Peoplemag, 20 July 2024
One out of five elementary and middle schools participating in the National School Lunch Program go so far as to require all students to take cow’s milk, even though kids throw away nearly half of it, and many students — especially those of color — are lactose intolerant.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
Noun
You’re being given the chance to bet against your original choice, with the probability of two doors collapsed into one thanks to the throwaway tease reveal.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 16 July 2024
What could have been a major plot point was just a throwaway scene.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2024
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“Throw away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20away. Accessed 27 Aug. 2024.
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