toss out
phrasal 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 administration's new tactic involves ICE attorneys asking the immigration judges to toss out asylum claims without hearing them on the merits.
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Zadorov had already been tossed out for reacting to Dylan Cozens kneeing him.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
In the eighties, prenups were usually in the news for getting tossed out.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
James’ indictment and another one in the same district against former FBI Director James Comey were both tossed out after Judge Cameron Currie ruled that Lindsey Halligan, the interim top prosecutor in the Eastern District, had been invalidly appointed to the post.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Zadorov had already been tossed out for reacting to Dylan Cozens kneeing him.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
In the eighties, prenups were usually in the news for getting tossed out.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
James’ indictment and another one in the same district against former FBI Director James Comey were both tossed out after Judge Cameron Currie ruled that Lindsey Halligan, the interim top prosecutor in the Eastern District, had been invalidly appointed to the post.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for toss out
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“Toss out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toss%20out. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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