as in removal
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless
the daily discarding of all unwanted e-mail
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as in dumping
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
discard an old, torn sweater
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Recent Examples of discarding
Leia Mendoza, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Using 2 forks, gently shred ribs into large pieces, discarding bones.
—Bj Dennis, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
Customers are warned not to open the bottles and to dispose of them by carefully wrapping the unopened glass in paper towels and placing it in a plastic bag before discarding it in the garbage.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Yet just as judges appeal to precedent to create stability and predictability in the law, policy makers must be attentive to the risks of casually discarding their nation’s commitments.
—Vivek Viswanathan, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
People who have one of the bottles are advised to leave it unopened and to wrap it in paper towels and put it in a plastic bag before discarding it in the garbage can.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Franklin caught a short pass and turned it into a 9-yard gain after simply absorbing and discarding contact from a Colts defender.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Erase all personal data from phones and other gadgets before discarding.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
Try listing them online on eBay or neighborhood marketplaces before discarding them.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
Throughout the season, Boy Kavalier’s real intentions begin to take over Neverland Research Island after successfully securing the alien specimens that the USCSS Maginot had been researching in space, discarding his decade-long work on the hybrids.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Using 2 forks, gently shred ribs into large pieces, discarding bones.
—Bj Dennis, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
Customers are warned not to open the bottles and to dispose of them by carefully wrapping the unopened glass in paper towels and placing it in a plastic bag before discarding it in the garbage.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Yet just as judges appeal to precedent to create stability and predictability in the law, policy makers must be attentive to the risks of casually discarding their nation’s commitments.
—Vivek Viswanathan, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
People who have one of the bottles are advised to leave it unopened and to wrap it in paper towels and put it in a plastic bag before discarding it in the garbage can.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Franklin caught a short pass and turned it into a 9-yard gain after simply absorbing and discarding contact from a Colts defender.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Erase all personal data from phones and other gadgets before discarding.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
Try listing them online on eBay or neighborhood marketplaces before discarding them.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discarding
Noun
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What Happens Next Roberts will remain in ICE custody pending removal.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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How To Remove Leaves During the fall, experts advise keeping up with leaf removal.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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He was sentenced to life plus 15 years in a Missouri prison for killing the women and dumping their bodies.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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Finally, Trump tries to infect Satan with toxoplasmosis by dumping pounds of kitty litter on him.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Board members can better serve shareholders and carry out their fiduciary duties by learning how to use all the tools—including AI—at their disposal.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Our food systems are a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and pollution around the world – from growing to packaging, distribution and disposal.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Great for saving space and ditching questionable hotel mini toiletries.—
Julie Rousseau,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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Crawford isn’t the only A-lister ditching skinny jeans for roomier styles — Katie Holmes, Olivia Munn, and Margot Robbie have all adopted the leg-elongating denim trend.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Twins went from discussing trading their six impending free agents to unloading 38 percent of the roster, including five key relievers and Correa, who was dealt in a pure salary dump, to the Houston Astros.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Autonomous mobile robots, truck-unloading robots, pick-and-pack robots and sorting robots are just a few examples of the varying types of technology working to create the warehouse of the future.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In August, a single-engine Piper PA-28 crash landed on southbound Interstate 805 in Sorrento Valley after the pilot noticed the engine was sputtering and losing power.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Postpartum hemorrhaging is the most common cause of women losing their lives in birth.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Still, large pools of undeployed capital remain available, and major institutional players show little sign of abandoning real estate as a core asset class.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Democrats returned to Washington to demonstrate unity and accuse GOP leaders of abandoning negotiations.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Discarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discarding. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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