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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
Rohini Subrahmanyam, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2026
The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Constructing his earliest works from castoff two-by-fours, Mosley soon progressed to carving small figures and from there to using a chisel and gauge to shape larger abstract forms from fallen logs of hickory, cherry, and sycamore discarded by the city’s parks department.
—News Desk, Artforum, 8 Mar. 2026
Strain into a rocks glass and garnish with drops of Angostura Bitters and a lemon peel, discarded.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
One alley was filled with trash and discarded furniture.
—Staff Report, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
The restaurant voluntarily discarded the chicken.
—Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The bulbs will not produce a satisfactory bloom the second year and should be discarded.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
Yet, they’re discarded after a single use.
—Ryan Brennan
march 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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
Verb
By that time the larvae are long gone, Musah says, and the only remaining insect evidence is the hard shell-like exteriors of the pupae, tools of metamorphosis discarded after the larvae become adult flies.
—Rohini Subrahmanyam, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2026
The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Constructing his earliest works from castoff two-by-fours, Mosley soon progressed to carving small figures and from there to using a chisel and gauge to shape larger abstract forms from fallen logs of hickory, cherry, and sycamore discarded by the city’s parks department.
—News Desk, Artforum, 8 Mar. 2026
Strain into a rocks glass and garnish with drops of Angostura Bitters and a lemon peel, discarded.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
One alley was filled with trash and discarded furniture.
—Staff Report, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
The restaurant voluntarily discarded the chicken.
—Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The bulbs will not produce a satisfactory bloom the second year and should be discarded.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
Yet, they’re discarded after a single use.
—Ryan Brennan
march 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discarded
Verb
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Helicopter crews that dumped water and dragged a large, heavy bucket through the snow to prevent body-recovery teams from getting hit by additional avalanches had further obscured evidence of the deadly slide, Reynaud said.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The volunteer cleaning teams found sofas, mattresses and other items dumped illegally on the streets and behind businesses.—
Staff report,
Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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New gun safety measures became law in Michigan two years ago, requiring gun owners to keep unattended weapons unloaded and locked with a locking device or stored in a locked box or container if a minor is present.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The hospital was guarded by Sri Lankan police and naval personnel, as workers unloaded bodies away from view.—
Krishan Francis,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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His cell phone was also in the van at the time, which his wife and police were able to track to the 1500 block of West Homer Street, where the thieves ditched it.—
Sabrina Franza,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Pink's daughter Willow ditched her signature side-parted bob during a sweet behind-the-scenes video on Monday.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Breakfast is served in the Heritage Room, and is never too copious, in line with the hotel's anti-waste policy.—
Maddalena Fossati,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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Local laws and supplier audits The OECD has called on Shein to publish further public information about its compliance with France’s anti-waste law (AGEC), which aims to move businesses toward greater circularity.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Pascal Siakam had 29 points in his return after sitting out three games because of a left wrist sprain to lead Indiana, but the Pacers lost their seventh in a row and fell to the bottom of the Eastern Conference with a 15-47 record.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday, he was forced into a May runoff against Brandon Herrera, a gun manufacturer and YouTube gun-rights influencer who narrowly lost to Gonzales in the 2024 primary.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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His refusal to weaponize suffering is one of his most important — and most neglected— lessons.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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The department issued heavy fines and ultimately shuttered a neglected building in Denver’s uptown neighborhood last year that was owned by CBZ Management.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Once a gold rush boomtown, Oatman was largely abandoned when the gold miners downed their pickaxes and skipped town—leaving behind a herd of long-eared burros.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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It was then abandoned after the war as there was no financial need to continue it at the time.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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As one of the men operated the mechanical digger, the other stood by with the wheelbarrow, into which his co-worker dumped an occasional load of earth mixed with stones, to go on a refuse heap in a corner of the cemetery.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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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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“Discarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discarded. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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