variants
or 86ing
as in dumping
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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The film showed a bowl of soup, and then a hand dumping oyster crackers into it (something of the pottage equivalent of marshmallows in hot chocolate).—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026 -
Start by dumping of that new, spicy chicken sandwich and bringing back the original one - which was by far better than every other chicken sandwich, IMHO.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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First responders found that a trailer portion of one dump truck landed on the cab of another dump truck while unloading.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
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Yolo County officials in a news release Wednesday afternoon said the two dump trucks were unloading at the facility when one of the trucks had an undisclosed accident causing its load to tip over onto the adjacent truck’s cab and its driver.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
10 Dec. 2025
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Baking soda isn't a cure-all for digestive discomfort, but proper soaking, discarding the soaking liquid, and gradually increasing your bean intake may help.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
8 June 2026
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His experience across retail and institutional pharmacy environments informs a view grounded in workflow mechanics, data pipelines, and system reliability, discarding broad claims about automation for focused analysis.—
Ethan Stone
June 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
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Earlier this week, Anne Hathaway was spotted ditching restrictive denim in favor of roomy white palazzo pants while on the set of The Devil Wears Prada 2 — just weeks after Meryl Streep did the same while walking around New York City.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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That’s because eaters aren’t ditching pizza.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
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The reigning Super Bowl champions still hold a two-game advantage in the NFC East standings and will look to stop their losing skid in Week 14.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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Ertz has 50 catches for 504 yards and four touchdowns this season — all of which rank second on the team, which is 3-10 after losing eight games in a row.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Eighty-sixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eighty-sixing. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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