CASTING (OFF) Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

casting (off)

verb

Definition of casting (off)

present participle of cast (off)

as in dumping

to get rid of as useless or unwanted once she became rich and didn't need them anymore, she cast off all her old friends like so much junk

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Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said that Italy and Greece are each sending two Canadair water-dumping airplanes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Those programs are both notorious for dumping big money into their football teams, so just having an expensive roster doesn't always mean immediate success.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of dumping

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Across the board, the plan is aimed at expanding cargo handling infrastructure, including unloading areas, storage facilities and transshipment corridors, as well as building designated customs supervision sites at eligible specialized ports.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
The facility has more than 850 robots unloading auto parts, stamping out steel components, putting together car frames, and installing car doors, according to IEEE Spectrum.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

Definition of unloading

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Okegbe recommends immediately discarding any can that’s bulging, leaking, heavily rusted, or dented.

— Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026
But more typical are quality-of-life complaints from riders who report people drinking or getting high at stations or discarding bags of fast food debris on platforms.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Definition of discarding

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That detail isn't mentioned, but thanks to the camera in the patrol car, there's video evidence of him ditching the device.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin have been recovering their rockets since 2015, saving vast amounts of money by recycling them rather than ditching them after liftoff.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of ditching

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There’s an obvious downside, of course, if the Sox bullpen couldn’t pick up the slack after losing one or both veteran relievers and the team fell out of contention.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Lipinski, Spector said, came to Dutch as a customer after losing her home in the Los Angeles fires and needing care for her dog.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Definition of losing

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Knowing what those dates really mean will help Californians make informed decisions and avoid throwing away food unnecessarily while getting more value from every trip to the grocery store.

— LeeAnn Weintraub, Oc Register, 25 July 2026
This includes throwing away the outer two to three layers of leaves after buying whole heads of lettuce rather than bagged salad mixes and washing inner leaves thoroughly under running water, per the MDHHS.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

Definition of throwing away

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