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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Earlier this year, an appellate court tossed out the financial judgement but was divided on the merits of the case.
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Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 11 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
Rich Paul, one of the top representatives in the game, tossed out a shocking criticism aimed at the Los Angeles Lakers.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The question came to the justices in Alabama’s appeal of lower court rulings tossing out Joseph Clifton Smith’s capital murder conviction for the 1997 death of Durk Van Dam, who was beaten and killed with a hammer during a robbery.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2025
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Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 11 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
Rich Paul, one of the top representatives in the game, tossed out a shocking criticism aimed at the Los Angeles Lakers.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The question came to the justices in Alabama’s appeal of lower court rulings tossing out Joseph Clifton Smith’s capital murder conviction for the 1997 death of Durk Van Dam, who was beaten and killed with a hammer during a robbery.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Toss out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toss%20out. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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