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as in dumped
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 left
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 threw
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 chucked
Another time, Manaea stood in the outfield and chucked balls 300 feet while stationary.
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Pages chucked the ball back to shortstop Mookie Betts, and Betts casually flipped the ball to second baseman Miguel Rojas to complete the inning-ending double play.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Fire guard Bridget Carleton chucked up a 3-pointer but was off the mark.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
On set, Charli also accidentally chucked a salt shaker at her husband George Daniel’s head.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
On Thursday, the iShares Expanded Tech-Software ETF (IGV) pulled back after lackluster results from ServiceNow and IBM reignited fears that many software companies are about to get chucked into the wastebin of the AI revolution.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Pahlavi, the son of the last shah of Iran, was leaving the city’s federal news conference building on Thursday when an individual approached him from behind and chucked the substance at his back.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2026
Moments later, Garza received a sideline inbounds pass from Banton and, looking to capitalize on a 2-for-1 opportunity, chucked up a turnaround three with 21 seconds on the shot clock.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
The fan chucked the ball clear of the backboard.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Will Sammon, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Pages chucked the ball back to shortstop Mookie Betts, and Betts casually flipped the ball to second baseman Miguel Rojas to complete the inning-ending double play.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Fire guard Bridget Carleton chucked up a 3-pointer but was off the mark.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
On set, Charli also accidentally chucked a salt shaker at her husband George Daniel’s head.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
On Thursday, the iShares Expanded Tech-Software ETF (IGV) pulled back after lackluster results from ServiceNow and IBM reignited fears that many software companies are about to get chucked into the wastebin of the AI revolution.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Pahlavi, the son of the last shah of Iran, was leaving the city’s federal news conference building on Thursday when an individual approached him from behind and chucked the substance at his back.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2026
Moments later, Garza received a sideline inbounds pass from Banton and, looking to capitalize on a 2-for-1 opportunity, chucked up a turnaround three with 21 seconds on the shot clock.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
The fan chucked the ball clear of the backboard.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chucked
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On March 13, a strong snowstorm dumped up to two feet of snow and battered the nest with strong winds.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
4 June 2026
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One of the biggest issues the island faces is coconut shell waste, which is often dumped in mounds and is slow to decompose.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Fortunately for the Trojans, Adrian Lopez alertly threw home to easily nail Hacopian by several feet to end the inning.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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The pitcher threw one pitch behind Crow-Armstrong and the another over his head.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Detectives later found that the items had been discarded in a retention pond behind the restroom.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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Participants will bring old or discarded screens, monitors, tablets and smartphones to investigate the intersections of material, design and data.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
Verb
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The Forest Service has denied that the pending closures are intended to force workers to quit and has suggested that employees in the facilities being evaluated for shut down would be consolidated into one location in Colorado.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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Such events quit being for the common fan a while ago.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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Pacheco’s absence hurt Covina (16-13-1), which threw five wild pitches in the dirt after the catcher was tossed.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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Young also tossed a deep ball to him in 11-on-11 work early in practice, but that was broken up by cornerback Jaycee Horn.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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Soriano mostly ditched his four-seam fastball late in the outing and tried to rely on his splitter and knuckle-curve.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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At the age of 63, after years of wanting to let her silver hairs go wild, the actress finally ditched the dye with the encouragement of her two daughters.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 May 2026
Verb
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When police tried to close the park, crowds hurled bricks, bottles, rocks, sticks, chairs and other debris, the Tribune reported.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Game 1 of the NBA Finals was a rowdy one, between a fan crashing the court to take a selfie with Spurs star Victor Wembanyama and an investigation launched by the NBA after an attendee hurled crude remarks at Brunson.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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Usyk dropped Verhoeven with roughly 20 seconds left in the 11th, Verhoeven beat the count, and when action resumed Usyk unloaded a flurry.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The car was unloaded ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which the company later announced was canceled due to weather conditions.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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“Chucked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chucked. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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