toss out
verb
tossed out; tossing out; tosses out
US
1
: to put (something that is no longer useful or wanted) in a trash can, garbage can, etc. : to throw (something) out
It's time to toss out those bananas.
Did you toss the newspapers out already?
2
: to refuse to accept or consider (something)
His testimony was tossed out by the judge.
3
: to mention (something) as a possible thing to be done, thought about, etc. : to suggest
She tossed out a couple of ideas for improving the company's website.
4
: to force (someone) to leave a place
They tossed him out of the bar after he started a fight.
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The court finally tossed out climate change lawsuits against 26 oil and gas companies by the mayor and city council of Baltimore City, Anne Arundel County and Annapolis.
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Candy Campbell, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2026
DeSantis — well-aware that a state judge could toss out any new maps if there’s evidence they were drawn for a partisan purpose — has defended the state’s redistricting effort as a response to a Supreme Court case about how states comply with the Voting Rights Act.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
In January, district judges began tossing out Dhillon’s attempts to get ahold of state voter rolls.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
The Christophers is one of those compact pictures Soderbergh tosses out every year with the seeming effortlessness of someone making a stack of pancakes.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
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Candy Campbell, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2026
DeSantis — well-aware that a state judge could toss out any new maps if there’s evidence they were drawn for a partisan purpose — has defended the state’s redistricting effort as a response to a Supreme Court case about how states comply with the Voting Rights Act.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
In January, district judges began tossing out Dhillon’s attempts to get ahold of state voter rolls.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
The Christophers is one of those compact pictures Soderbergh tosses out every year with the seeming effortlessness of someone making a stack of pancakes.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Toss out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toss%20out. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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