variants
or 86
as in to discard
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
decided to eighty-six his birth name the minute he arrived in Hollywood
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Recent Examples of eighty-six
Markey would be eighty years old if re-elected and eighty-six at the end of his third term in 2026.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Dick Smothers, who is eighty-six, took the long view the other day.
—Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
At High Meadow, Rex Stout grew a hundred and eighty-six varieties of iris on three acres.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Dick Smothers, who is eighty-six, took the long view the other day.
—Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
At High Meadow, Rex Stout grew a hundred and eighty-six varieties of iris on three acres.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eighty-six
Verb
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After the executions, the bodies were discarded without ceremony.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Health inspectors said mussels were missing a sticky note indicating when they should be discarded.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tamra’s hanging in Big Bear, Jenn is planning a wedding, and Heather lost $6 million on a house.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Others have turned toward the distant past to understand what has been lost and assess what can be recovered.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Winter break is increasingly becoming a time when families seek to ditch holiday stress and head to a destination where the focus is on time spent together without the pressure of having to plan daily activities.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Airbnb's 2025/2026 winter report reveals families are ditching big resorts for quiet charm and unexpected shores.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the final days of the off-year elections, Democrats and Republicans scrapped about plenty.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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That original €600million budget was scrapped in 2021, when Laporta returned to the presidency, with the project barely up and running, never mind close to a finish as intended.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Assisting guests to create memorable experiences through the years means Ali has also seen his fair share of requests that shed light on some of the biggest travel mistakes.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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During his interview with Fox News Digital, Aaron shed some light on his character.—
Ashley Hume , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The 2023 edition opened a month later as Israel intensified its bombing campaign on Gaza, which has since killed more than 67,000 people, injured another 170,000 and razed the Palestinian territory to the ground, prompting accusations of genocide, which Israel has strongly rejected.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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Wyden’s aide rejected outright the concept that the Finance Committee lacks proper jurisdiction.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Eighty-six.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eighty-six. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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