throw·away
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈthrō-ə-ˌwā  
                                                      
                                                          
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                                                      : designed to be thrown away : disposable                                      
              
                             
throwaway containers
                         
                
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                                                      : written or spoken (as in a play) in a low-key or unemphatic manner                                      
              
                             
throwaway lines
                         
                
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                                                      : nonchalant, casual                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : marked by a tendency to discard things : overly wasteful                                      
              
                             
a throwaway society
                         
                
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                                                      : one that is or is designed to be thrown away: such as                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : a free handbill or circular                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : a line of dialogue (as in a play) de-emphasized by casual delivery                                      
                
                                
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                                                      : a joke or witticism delivered casually                                      
            
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                                                      : something made or done without care or interest                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : a child who has been forced to leave home or who has run away from indifferent or hostile parents                                      
                
                    
            
              threw away; thrown away; throwing away; throws away            
        
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                                                      : to get rid of as worthless or unnecessary                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : to make (something, such as a line in a play) unemphatic by casual delivery                                      
                
                    
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