1
as in dumps
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
I should throw away that torn shirt
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2
as in spends
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 Synonyms for throws away
Verb
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The pair's evident feelings for each other develop into a relationship that nearly takes off, until Jim unceremoniously dumps her in the season's final episode.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
26 Mar. 2025 -
Regulators have also found that the company dumps untreated groundwater into sewers, but little action has been taken.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2025
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Now, the YouTuber has broken his silence — in a 21-minute video uploaded to his side channel with 272,000 subscribers that only spends around two minutes explaining his recent absence from the internet.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 Dec. 2024
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Cecil spends time with his sons at their investment condo, giving them a masterclass in cooking.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
23 Dec. 2024
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2025
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At the start of this stylish but plodding film, which premiered at SXSW ahead of its March 27 release on Prime Video, the suburban mother loses a pearl earring.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Throws away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throws%20away. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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