as in culls
something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others
toss all of your discards in the garbage
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as in dumps
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
discard an old, torn sweater
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Recent Examples of discards
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Le Zotte reports that by the 1970s, more than 10 million garage sales were taking place in the United States every year, and people were paying more than $1 billion (cumulatively) for their neighbors’ discards.
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Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
This is a creative process whereby discards are cleaned and sent to factory, where they are cut, re-shaped and sewn into a new end product.
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Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
18 May 2026
The vast majority of those discards wind up in the trash, further exacerbating the avocado’s environmental impact.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Oct. 2025
The discards fill recycling bins to the brim and clutter closets, basements and hallways.
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Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Feb. 2026
At the same time, Gans discards the psychological and spatial logic that gave meaning to the original telling’s dream-like sense of disorientation.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
The eviction drama became a flashpoint in the ongoing conversation about how Hollywood discards its icons, especially those whose careers were derailed by addiction, health issues and the slow evaporation of studio offers.
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Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
At quarterback, Justin Herbert’s unique set of traits discards comparisons to any Chargers era.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Dec. 2025
In both directions, dating has been overhauled in a way that increasingly discards compassion and empathy.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
15 Dec. 2025
Non-reusable textiles (otherwise known as NRTs) are of particular interest, underscored by ACT UK’s report that the region discards 740,000 metric tons of NRT every year.
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Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
Marysol and Alexia take Julia, Lisa, and an unusually dour Adriana, who is moping about her birthday and how society discards women of a certain age.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Shredding high-voltage storage systems discards valuable resources.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
Tracking discards, reading opponents, weighing probabilities and managing your own hand all happen at once, every turn.
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Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Le Zotte reports that by the 1970s, more than 10 million garage sales were taking place in the United States every year, and people were paying more than $1 billion (cumulatively) for their neighbors’ discards.
—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
This is a creative process whereby discards are cleaned and sent to factory, where they are cut, re-shaped and sewn into a new end product.
—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
18 May 2026
The vast majority of those discards wind up in the trash, further exacerbating the avocado’s environmental impact.
—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Oct. 2025
The discards fill recycling bins to the brim and clutter closets, basements and hallways.
—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
Try the Storm Chaser, which sends you into a zero-gravity fall, catches you in a funnel, then discards you into a pool below.
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Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Feb. 2026
At the same time, Gans discards the psychological and spatial logic that gave meaning to the original telling’s dream-like sense of disorientation.
—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
The eviction drama became a flashpoint in the ongoing conversation about how Hollywood discards its icons, especially those whose careers were derailed by addiction, health issues and the slow evaporation of studio offers.
—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
At quarterback, Justin Herbert’s unique set of traits discards comparisons to any Chargers era.
—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Dec. 2025
In both directions, dating has been overhauled in a way that increasingly discards compassion and empathy.
—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
15 Dec. 2025
Non-reusable textiles (otherwise known as NRTs) are of particular interest, underscored by ACT UK’s report that the region discards 740,000 metric tons of NRT every year.
—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
Marysol and Alexia take Julia, Lisa, and an unusually dour Adriana, who is moping about her birthday and how society discards women of a certain age.
—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Shredding high-voltage storage systems discards valuable resources.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discards
Noun
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The same strain has forced record culls and pushed up egg prices across North America and Europe, and Australian flocks have no exposure to it.
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Officials have adopted a road map for bear population management that calls for systematic culls.
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News 12 reported that the boy's body had been discovered at a waste collection center in Stamford, having been brought there by a truck that dumps trash and recyclables there.
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Towns dumps the ball off to Mitchell Robinson for his easiest two points of the night.
Noun
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The most opinionated of these rejects is Smarty Pants, a basic toilet-training tech tool given an amusingly snarky attitude by Conan O’Brien.
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Today, there are hundreds of rejects packed in wood cabinets and cardboard boxes.
Verb
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Pickle Robot's system unloads boxes from trailers or containers.
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An oil tanker unloads crude oil at a terminal at the port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on March 11, 2026.
Noun
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Suns owner Mat Ishbia once again let a first-round pick burn a hole in his pocket, trading his 2033 first (unprotected, according to ESPN) within seconds of the pick being eligible to trade.
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Experts recommend placing the back of your hand directly on the pavement for seven to 10 seconds.
Verb
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Meta ditches Ray-Ban and adds Kylie Jenner.
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Fulda all but ditches his ambitious partner Chaton (Vincent Dedienne), in order to team up with Stéphane to get to the bottom of the endless pig-slaughter, and to put paid to the local superstition that Brun’s ghost may be the culprit.
Verb
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.
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Sweden loses key piece The first half was a sloppy slugfest as both teams tried to use their physicality to assume control.
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The lesson is that Beijing rarely abandons strategically important objectives once they become embedded in national planning documents and long-term competition strategy.
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Cue a whole host of dodgy deals and shady string-pulling, not to mention an extramarital affair, as the entirely fictional — but no doubt true to life — character abandons any sense of morality.
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“Discards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discards. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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