eighty-sixes

variants or 86es
present tense third-person singular of eighty-six

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eighty-sixes
Verb
  • Non-reusable textiles (otherwise known as NRTs) are of particular interest, underscored by ACT UK’s report that the region discards 740,000 metric tons of NRT every year.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Marysol and Alexia take Julia, Lisa, and an unusually dour Adriana, who is moping about her birthday and how society discards women of a certain age.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Dion, with her blond bombshell waves, ditches her microphone for the glass potion bottle, holding it firmly to the sky.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Dual Front mode Rainbow Six Siege ditches turn-taking to let players attack and defend simultaneously.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But then Belly scraps her Parisian plans and pledges her young life to Jeremiah, a rising super senior at Finch majoring in getting high and going to Cabo (which, quite honestly, is more age-appropriate than a wedding).
    Vogue, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • International pressure on Israel to end the war is increasing, with a growing list of countries deciding recently to recognize Palestinian statehood, which Israel rejects.
    WAFAA SHURAFA, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2025
  • When Rabbit asks to be the one to adopt Stacey after her graduation, Evelyn abusively rejects the notion and Rabbit is crushed.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Eighty-sixes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eighty-sixes. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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