as in provisions
substances intended to be eaten
after a long day, the cowboys lined up for some chuck
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as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
after the power outage we reluctantly chucked everything that had been sitting in the fridge
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as in to leave
to give up (a job or office)
I swear, I have half a mind to chuck this job and become a hermit!
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as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
chucked a wad of paper at his friend's back
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Recent Examples of chuck
Joan Morris, Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2026
Snow is currently in the forecast for Groundhog Day 2026, which should prevent the forecasting chuck from seeing his shadow.
—Seth Jacobson, The Providence Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Their options were to donate the excess inventory, sell it off to an old-school resale chain like TJ Maxx, or chuck it.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Northern California is also home to another groundhog relative, the yellow-bellied marmot, also known as a rock chuck.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2026
Snow is currently in the forecast for Groundhog Day 2026, which should prevent the forecasting chuck from seeing his shadow.
—Seth Jacobson, The Providence Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
Frustrated by this, Orson chucks that tungsten cube that keeps popping up, putting a hole in the wall.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Their options were to donate the excess inventory, sell it off to an old-school resale chain like TJ Maxx, or chuck it.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuck
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But as the bill moved through the House, additional provisions were added including language allowing random inspections of home kitchens by health departments.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Rivera said any salary cap should include provisions that the teams that spend the least also invest in improving competition in some other way.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
Verb
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The sewage would then be ground up by a pump inside the sump and lifted up 8 feet or so to dump into the elevated building drain.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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His teammates, seemingly stunned by the magnitude of the moment, swarmed him at home plate and dumped Gatorade on Alaniz in celebration of the 5-4 victory.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Storrie was spotted leaving the Carlyle Hotel with a trail of fabric wrapped around his neck, blowing in the wind.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
5 May 2026
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The Knicks didn’t leave that first-round fire in Atlanta.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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Snell worked around Kim’s throwing error in the third to pitch a scoreless third and his day was done after 77 pitches.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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With runners on first and second and one away, new reliever Tim Hill then made the unwise decision to throw to third after fielding a comebacker.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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More than a hundred thousand died of disease and starvation, as their waterways and other food sources were overtaken by miners.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Half a billion people rely on these reefs for food, income, and coastal protection.—
Natalie Sum Yue Chung,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
Verb
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The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Bankhead suggested the items may have been discarded because they could not be sold or given away.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Food aside, Sloane’s refusal to quit was the biggest factor, according to Lincoln-Way Central coach Ryan Kutt.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Then, about a week after the jury was announced, its members collectively quit, without an explanation.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
9 May 2026
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Fittingly, Madden tossed the go-ahead touchdown pass from near the logo to a wide-open Kenneth Moore III, putting his blue team up 24-17, the eventual final score.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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In the first case against Comey—the one that was tossed last year—DOJ managed to secure the indictment that Trump wanted by stretching the facts to conform to the law.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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“Chuck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuck. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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