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as in dumping
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 leaving
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 throwing
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 chucking
As a result, the most important clay-court of all chucking players back into their old way of seeing and understanding the contours of a tennis match is hugely counterproductive.
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Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
Windshield after windshield smashed in Linden Surveillance video from a Linden apartment complex shows a person in the early hours of Monday morning drive up, get out of his vehicle and throw bricks through the windshields of parked cars, chucking them aimlessly from multiple launch points.
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Allen Devlin,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
But only a few moments after chucking a wild runner off the side of the backboard to fall to 0 of 7, Kuminga reeled the Hawks crowd back in with a decisive transition layup over Brandin Podziemski to score his only basket of the night.
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Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026
Because chucking a mini pillow and knocking off a person’s hat is *thisclose* to knocking off a person.
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Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
However, McDaniels might be the one who shoots on it the most, chucking the two women’s basketballs Grant also brought for the room.
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Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
Instead of chucking them in the trash, recycle them.
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Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
Instead of chucking that big portable steamer into your bag, or worrying yourself about the availability of an ironing board at your destination, consider stocking up on wrinkle-free travel clothes instead.
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Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
19 Dec. 2025
If blood is that, then attending someone else’s Thanksgiving, or just chucking it and going to a movie, is the default.
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Cathie Beck,
Denver Post,
23 Nov. 2025
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
Windshield after windshield smashed in Linden Surveillance video from a Linden apartment complex shows a person in the early hours of Monday morning drive up, get out of his vehicle and throw bricks through the windshields of parked cars, chucking them aimlessly from multiple launch points.
—
Allen Devlin,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
But only a few moments after chucking a wild runner off the side of the backboard to fall to 0 of 7, Kuminga reeled the Hawks crowd back in with a decisive transition layup over Brandin Podziemski to score his only basket of the night.
—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026
Because chucking a mini pillow and knocking off a person’s hat is *thisclose* to knocking off a person.
—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
However, McDaniels might be the one who shoots on it the most, chucking the two women’s basketballs Grant also brought for the room.
—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
Instead of chucking them in the trash, recycle them.
—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
Instead of chucking that big portable steamer into your bag, or worrying yourself about the availability of an ironing board at your destination, consider stocking up on wrinkle-free travel clothes instead.
—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
19 Dec. 2025
If blood is that, then attending someone else’s Thanksgiving, or just chucking it and going to a movie, is the default.
—
Cathie Beck,
Denver Post,
23 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chucking
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Achiuwa had a good run at the end of the season as the Kings were dumping games left and right.
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The leaks are dumping gallons upon gallons of wastewater into the Merrimack River.
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Johnston, Cobbins leaving Johnston’s departure comes just three years after becoming the long-term replacement for former County Administrator Doug Bach, who left the government under an $800,000 separation agreement.
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Be vigilant about never leaving young children and pets in vehicles without supervision, especially during periods of intense heat, as car interiors can quickly become extremely hot.
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The game featured two of baseball's best and hardest-throwing pitchers in Burns and Misiorowski.
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Players will be hopping, throwing, rolling, shooting and more in a broad test of their reflexes.
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But the lawyer for suspect Iqbal Bacchus, 46, suggested Bacchus was selling wiring that the hospital was discarding.
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The council also ordered up a measure doubling the amount of money allocated for the Department of Recreation and Parks, discarding an alternative plan that would have increased it by 50%.
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In an interview with Daily Mail in February 2017, Smith's mother, Virgie Arthur, shared that her daughter once worked at the popular chain restaurant before quitting to work as an exotic dancer at the Executive Suite.
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Marcello Hernández recalls quitting soccer to pursue comedy Speaking of the World Cup, Hernández recently attended the Colombia-Portugal match in Miami.
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Roughly chop the smashed cucumbers before tossing them with the vinaigrette.
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Paula quickly gets rid of the gun, tossing it in the garbage of the police station bathroom, but pockets the flash drive.
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None of this argues for ditching traditional government affairs work in Washington.
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For golf cart operators, that evolution absolutely begins by ditching archaic lead-acid relics engineered for a bygone era.
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One of his favourites was dal paran — a traditional folk competition which involves hurling stones off the side of a mountain.
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At its core, the hearing involved two former business partners hurling major accusations against one another.
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“Chucking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chucking. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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