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discarding

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verb

present participle of discard

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Recent Examples of discarding
Verb
After steeping, strain the mixture, discarding the solids into a bowl. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025 Refrain from discarding live charcoal onto the ground and leaving it. Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2025 Refresh plants in fall by harvesting and discarding the outer leaves to initiate new growth. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025 Selling under such conditions is akin to discarding valuable assets at a discount simply because market sentiment has temporarily turned negative. True Tamplin, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 Consumers are not required to take any specific action, but the FDA advises checking for expired products and discarding them. Amber Brenza, Health, 13 Mar. 2025 That means discarding the notion of speaking the whole time and taking questions at the end. Eyal Danon, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 When the 2023 guidelines were introduced, they were widely criticized for discarding more than 40 years of economic learning in antitrust enforcement. Jessica Melugin, National Review, 12 Mar. 2025 Common causes include leaving campfires unattended, burning debris, negligently discarding a cigarette, or committing arson. Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discarding
Noun
  • But he was released under his own supervision with an ankle monitor, since the U.S. at the time didn’t have a removal agreement with Venezuela.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 18 May 2025
  • Under the infrastructure team, for example, is a debris removal group, a utilities team and a group for hazards such as mudslides, according to a recording of a recovery meeting reviewed by The Times.
    Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • The dirty water flows through porous limestone and sand, eventually bubbling up at springs or dumping into waterways like the Lagoon.
    Bethany Barnes, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The storm is now dumping rain on several states along the Atlantic coast.
    Patrick J. Lyons, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Public policies on air quality, waste disposal, and green space maintenance all contribute to a city's overall health.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
  • And this time, budget-drafters will likely have real revenue numbers at their disposal, from receipts generated by the sale of high-value Utah and Nevada urban-interface BLM sales.
    Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • Only the 2021 Hawks (15-21 | 26-10), 2023 Lakers (21-27 | 22-12) and 2024 Mavericks (25-27 | 25-5) had losing records against non-losing teams and made the conference finals.
    Zach Harper, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The Royals played in the Division Series, losing to a Yankees team that itself had come off a mediocre 82-80 season to win the pennant.
    Tim Britton, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Both views can to some degree be traced to James Burnham, an influential academic who became an editor at National Review after abandoning communism.
    David Byrne, National Review, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Often, stakeholders will advocate for re-prioritizing—not abandoning—ESG commitments.
    Paul Klein, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025

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“Discarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discarding. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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