deep-sixed

past tense of deep-six

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deep-sixed
Verb
  • Any leftover fruit sitting at room temperature for over 2 hours should be discarded.
    Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2025
  • In the trailer, it is shown that if you are caught indulging in a brief moment of pleasure, you are packed away into a human-sized cardboard box and quickly discarded into a heap of other passionate offenders.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Lastly, My Roommate Is a Cat is the touching story of how a shy novelist named Mikazuki Subaru comes to live with a feline companion who was dumped by humans and lived a tough life on the streets.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Triggered by a strong earthquake that dumped 40 million tons of rock into the bay at once, the tsunami killed five people and wiped away two square miles of forest along the shore.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ofcom ditched the proposal, opting instead to change guidance.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
  • To match her dress and toasty makeup look, Bieber ditched nude nails in favor of a chocolate brown cat-eye effect.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In some cases, aircraft crews unloaded aid in near-darkness, refueled and immediately switched to evacuation runs.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Karl pitched it to Baez, who, while running to his right, unloaded a pass downfield to English.
    Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • How to Watch Boise State vs Nevada Boise State enters as a massive favorite, having only lost two games this year, while winning five.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • And the Eagles lost to the Giants two weeks ago.
    Jeff Howe, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Deep-sixed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deep-sixed. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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