1
: the act of one that dumps
especially
: the selling of goods in quantity at below market price
2
: the practice of refusing emergency medical care to poor or uninsured patients or of referring them to another hospital without that hospital's consent
called also patient dumping
Examples of dumping in a Sentence
laws that prohibit the dumping of toxic materials
the dumping of last year's fashions by the garment manufacturers
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For the first time in months, many Americans woke up ahead of the weekend to an absolute dumping of snow.
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Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Mar. 2026
But natural forces aren’t the only driver — direct dumping by boats has also been confirmed.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
The study confirmed direct dumping by boats, with evidence of bags full of rubbish thrown overboard.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Although Burdette and others have worked to expose the extent of PFAS pollution and a consent agreement was put in place in 2019 to reduce Chemours’s dumping, the company was cited for violating the consent order in 2021, and is actively seeking to expand production at its facility.
—Patrick Sisson, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2026
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Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Mar. 2026
But natural forces aren’t the only driver — direct dumping by boats has also been confirmed.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
The study confirmed direct dumping by boats, with evidence of bags full of rubbish thrown overboard.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Although Burdette and others have worked to expose the extent of PFAS pollution and a consent agreement was put in place in 2019 to reduce Chemours’s dumping, the company was cited for violating the consent order in 2021, and is actively seeking to expand production at its facility.
—Patrick Sisson, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Dumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumping. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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