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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This feeling like she was tossed out and left behind.
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
The judges in a federal appeals court in New York on Tuesday were skeptical of arguments by a lawyer for Sam Bankman-Fried that his conviction for a multi-billion-dollar fraud related to his cryptocurrency exchange FTX and an associated hedge fund should be tossed out.
—Dawn Giel,dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Start a new tradition in town where donated candy will be tossed out to the crowd by those marching in the parade.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
As a legal move that action got a lot of attention and aided a conflicting narrative, but it also got tossed out this past summer.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
The judges in a federal appeals court in New York on Tuesday were skeptical of arguments by a lawyer for Sam Bankman-Fried that his conviction for a multi-billion-dollar fraud related to his cryptocurrency exchange FTX and an associated hedge fund should be tossed out.
—Dawn Giel,dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Start a new tradition in town where donated candy will be tossed out to the crowd by those marching in the parade.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
As a legal move that action got a lot of attention and aided a conflicting narrative, but it also got tossed out this past summer.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Oct. 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 9 Nov. 2025.
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