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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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Recent Examples of throw away
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
Deep-cleaning my house used to leave me with a lot of plastic bags, paper, and plastic containers to throw away.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
Rose’s way with a throwaway line, and Jackson’s delightful bubbliness are too often undercut by pictorial vagueness and weird-pause pacing that leave you wondering what’s happening and whether the next thing will ever arrive.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Verb
Two officers, who were patrolling the area on the inaugural deployment of the department’s new e-bikes, apprehended the two suspects who attempted to throw away the duffle bag in a nearby dumpster.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
Deep-cleaning my house used to leave me with a lot of plastic bags, paper, and plastic containers to throw away.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
Philly sacked Jayden Daniels for the first time on Washington’s most recent drive, then forced a throwaway on third down after pressuring Daniels.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
Rose’s way with a throwaway line, and Jackson’s delightful bubbliness are too often undercut by pictorial vagueness and weird-pause pacing that leave you wondering what’s happening and whether the next thing will ever arrive.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw away
Verb
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Mathis then described a scenario involving her daughter, who had developed a habit of dumping her food on the floor and throwing her plate when finished.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Off the northwestern coast of Africa, scientists aboard a research vessel pulled up the trawling net and dumped their catch onto the deck.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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For example, the 256GB version’s price is $1,100 – roughly 86% more than the $580 Apple spent for all the hardware, the assembly and the testing, reported the Wall Street Journal.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Disney spent $100 million to produce and another $100 million on marketing efforts for the kid friendly adventure about a chaotic alien who crash-lands in Hawaii and gets adapted by a young girl and her older sister.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
25 May 2025
Noun
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But the bigger problem now is the big bang of agency memos, bulletins, circulars, and other forms of regulatory dark matter—edicts that bypass traditional public-notice rulemaking procedures, allegedly lack the force of law, yet few are brave enough to ignore.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Other ways to save on eggs include using store circulars, or buying them with a cash-back credit card.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Disposable paper dresses enjoyed a brief vogue in the turbulent late 1960s, when young people literally wore their politics and interests on their sleeves—but were prepared to discard them as easily as a piece of Kleenex.—
Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 May 2025
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The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025
Verb
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Water depth - The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2025
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Rosado, 52, is an urban planner and former North Bay Village manager who previously ran for the District 4 seat in 2017, losing to Reyes.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
Noun
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However, after a few seconds, Nora realizes who Ellie really is.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Baldwin never ended up spending a second in prison, nor even a full week before a jury in his own case last summer.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
25 May 2025
Verb
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Join Amazon shoppers in ditching their name-brand sneakers for these comfortable pairs of running shoes starting at $43.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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Sunrun shares have plunged nearly 26% this year and more than 52% over the past year, as traders ditch clean energy names under the Trump administration.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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Jesse Whittock with you again to run through the second week headlines from the Croisette and further afield.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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Minnesota United’s path in the U.S. Open Cup will run through St. Paul.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
22 May 2025
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