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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
James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
After the executions, the bodies were discarded without ceremony.
—James Frater, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Air travel may soon take a more sustainable turn, thanks to a new method that converts discarded food into jet fuel.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Chicken was in the hot holding unit past the time it should have been discarded, a repeat violation.
—Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Many of those items are only worn seven to 10 times before they are discarded.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
This likely means the ochre wasn’t worn down and discarded, but intentionally fashioned into an artistic tool.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
However, the hull is discarded when castor oil is manufactured.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 29 Oct. 2025
The Empresa was discarded as unworkable — and not just because Spain was busy elsewhere.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
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 1974, though, many women had already discarded those notions as instruments of domination, psychic equivalents of the whalebone corset.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
After the executions, the bodies were discarded without ceremony.
—James Frater, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Air travel may soon take a more sustainable turn, thanks to a new method that converts discarded food into jet fuel.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Chicken was in the hot holding unit past the time it should have been discarded, a repeat violation.
—Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Many of those items are only worn seven to 10 times before they are discarded.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
This likely means the ochre wasn’t worn down and discarded, but intentionally fashioned into an artistic tool.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
However, the hull is discarded when castor oil is manufactured.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 29 Oct. 2025
The Empresa was discarded as unworkable — and not just because Spain was busy elsewhere.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discarded
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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
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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
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This comes after the billionaire has unloaded more than 100 million shares in the past year alone.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
21 Oct. 2025
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In some cases, aircraft crews unloaded aid in near-darkness, refueled and immediately switched to evacuation runs.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As Colley noted, Harry is technically in line for the throne of Canada, but nonetheless ditched his Commonwealth allegiances for the Dodgers.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Bo Nix ditched his uneven past, and the defense showed elasticity but refused to snap.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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This anti-waste brand upcycles materials, and was founded by Kisa Sky Shiga.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2022
Verb
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The Milwaukee Bucks have lost one game this season.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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At least 19 people have lost their lives in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa, which battered the island this week as the most powerful storm to ever hit the Caribbean nation.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Those plans were later abandoned during the pandemic and the house joined Denver’s neglected and derelict building list in 2024.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
8 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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Charlie had been abandoned and then rescued and fostered by a man in Jacksonville.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Fianna Fail’s pick, former Gaelic football coach Jim Gavin, abandoned his bid due to a financial scandal.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 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 6 Nov. 2025.
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