as in dumped
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
discard an old, torn sweater
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Recent Examples of discarded
Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2025
Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
Those with any sign of fungal disease or pest activity should be placed in a plastic bag and discarded.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
The glass-half-empty crowd would see four teams that discarded Ureña like a bubble-gum wrapper, the 34-year-old right-hander getting designated for assignment four times in a span of four months.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
This country has basically discarded them.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
In his work, Fifield-Perez’s interdisciplinary practice centers the materiality of paper ephemera, everyday self- documents discarded after having fulfilled their purpose.
—Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
Lumpias, empanadas, hotdog buns and ham and cheese dog buns lacked labels indicating when they should be discarded.
—Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
In July 2024, the infant was found in a suitcase that had been discarded in a dumpster in Fort Worth, Texas, the city's police department said, according to reports from WFAA, NBCDFW and CBS Texas.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The global processing of shrimp, lobster, and crab shells produces up to eight million tons of waste annually, a large portion of which is discarded in landfills.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
In another development, researchers in the US developed a new method that could turn discarded data center hardware into a reliable, eco-friendly source of rare earths and valuable metals.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
According to a criminal complaint, Briceno, whom authorities said is an undocumented immigrant, used a firearm to shoot inside the doorway of the bar and then discarded the firearm, which law enforcement never recovered.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
Those with any sign of fungal disease or pest activity should be placed in a plastic bag and discarded.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
The glass-half-empty crowd would see four teams that discarded Ureña like a bubble-gum wrapper, the 34-year-old right-hander getting designated for assignment four times in a span of four months.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
This country has basically discarded them.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
In his work, Fifield-Perez’s interdisciplinary practice centers the materiality of paper ephemera, everyday self- documents discarded after having fulfilled their purpose.
—Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
Lumpias, empanadas, hotdog buns and ham and cheese dog buns lacked labels indicating when they should be discarded.
—Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
In July 2024, the infant was found in a suitcase that had been discarded in a dumpster in Fort Worth, Texas, the city's police department said, according to reports from WFAA, NBCDFW and CBS Texas.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The global processing of shrimp, lobster, and crab shells produces up to eight million tons of waste annually, a large portion of which is discarded in landfills.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discarded
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The season will detail 10 different cases, including a Las Vegas journalist ambushed outside his residence, a body dumped in a NYC tunnel, and a mission to discover the identity of a victim found in the East River.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Here, they’re treated like sweet potatoes or cabbages, dumped by the dozen into large plastic bags, or piled into car trunks waiting for sale.—
Haicen Yang,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On a recent morning, sweaty workers unloaded cargo boats by hand, carrying crates of beer, sacks of rice, and bags of flour on their shoulders 100 yards up the muddy riverbank to trucks waiting on the wharf.—
John Otis,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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Early on, Paul unloaded on Cena with some punches to the gut in the corner.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In 2010, retailer Gap ditched its decades-old blue box logo for a more minimalist design.—
Ali McCadden,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
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In January, the insurer ditched its traditional pharmacy benefits model, dropping CVS Caremark for third-party pharmacy benefit manager services except specialty drugs.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Presumably, this is because those players lost their ‘development’ period — their early teenage years — to the war.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Eastern Washington lost its opening game last week and has not had a winning season since 2021.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This anti-waste brand upcycles materials, and was founded by Kisa Sky Shiga.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2022
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Fanning out like urban guerrillas through Paris’ darkened streets well after midnight, the anti-waste activists shinny up walls and drain pipes, reaching for switches to turn off the lights. Click.—
The Christian Science Monitor,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Aug. 2022
Verb
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Before 2014, the building was abandoned and MIA wanted to tear it down.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Drummond is blamed for the deaths of the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a home's front yard in rural west Tennessee.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Same premise as the exterior, but even more important: Don’t buy a car with a neglected interior.—
Jimmy Camp,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
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Close the Loop Following through on commitments is the simplest and yet shockingly most neglected way to earn long-term trust.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Officials with the city’s Bureau of Sanitation said the existing trash fees have not been generating enough money to cover the true cost of refuse collection.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Cement mixers, roll-off and dump trucks, which all share a common architecture, will be built first, followed by refuse trucks and terminal tractors.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
7 Dec. 2023
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“Discarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discarded. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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