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as in fired
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force
Robert Goddard was the first to discharge a rocket containing an instrument package
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as in unloaded
to empty or rid of cargo
docks for discharging containerships
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as in paid
to give what is owed for
discharge a debt in full
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as in released
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
discharged the prisoners upon the signing of the peace treaty
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as in radiated
to throw or give off
the mighty river discharges its waters into the ocean
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as in dismissed
to let go from office, service, or employment
15 people were discharged when the embezzling ring was discovered
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Recent Examples of discharged
The Dolton Professional Firefighters Association picketed Village Hall ahead of a board meeting Monday, after filing a lawsuit last month asking that Curtis be discharged for failing to meet requirements for his position.
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Hospital staff told police the woman would likely die if she were discharged.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
One deputy discharged her taser while another deputy simultaneously fired his gun twice, striking Gomez.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
That boy, 19-year-old Larry Wayne Chaffin, was dishonorably discharged for his protest.
—Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Stevens sustained a broken neck after falling on Sunday (March 29), prompting a brief hospitalization in the Nashville area before he was discharged to continue recovery at home, his rep confirmed to Rolling Stone.
—Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026
Nearly all the outlets that had once discharged sewage into the harbor were capped.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
In the emergency department, acute symptoms are stabilized and the patient is discharged.
—Liz Koch, STAT, 6 Apr. 2026
Those key warning signs include low patient counts, excessive billing, staff shared across multiple companies, and supposedly terminally ill patients who were later discharged alive.
—Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Hospital staff told police the woman would likely die if she were discharged.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
One deputy discharged her taser while another deputy simultaneously fired his gun twice, striking Gomez.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
That boy, 19-year-old Larry Wayne Chaffin, was dishonorably discharged for his protest.
—Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Stevens sustained a broken neck after falling on Sunday (March 29), prompting a brief hospitalization in the Nashville area before he was discharged to continue recovery at home, his rep confirmed to Rolling Stone.
—Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026
Nearly all the outlets that had once discharged sewage into the harbor were capped.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
In the emergency department, acute symptoms are stabilized and the patient is discharged.
—Liz Koch, STAT, 6 Apr. 2026
Those key warning signs include low patient counts, excessive billing, staff shared across multiple companies, and supposedly terminally ill patients who were later discharged alive.
—Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discharged
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Indianapolis police are investigating after multiple shots were fired into the home of Indianapolis City-County Councilor Ron Gibson on Monday.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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In March 2021, in Little Village, a police officer chased Adam Toledo on foot after shots were fired on a street corner.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Organizers said all weapons at the gun show were required to be checked, unloaded, and zip-tied to prevent loading.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2026
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His dread turned to panic when Hochheiser, 79, was unloaded at Villa Rosa III, a 48-bed assisted living home with peeling paint, burglar bars, barren planters and a history of poor care.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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There, Blanton says, corporate lobbyists paid between $25,000 and $100,000 for lawmakers' attention, and a pro-business group called One Main Street paid $25,000 for their hotel rooms.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Under all that pressure, where fans have paid premiums on tickets and hotels, and with a White House administration that has made this World Cup a priority issue, is the union braced for the heat which may come its way?—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Individual awards such as Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Coach of the Year will be released throughout the week.—
Charles Baggarly
April 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
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Captain has been released from jail after a judge set bail at $250,000, and he is set to enter a plea on April 9, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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In the following months, painful shocks radiated through her chest and back.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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In the Project Hail Mary universe, all life in our solar system’s sector of the Milky Way comes from an ancient ancestor of Astrophage that long ago radiated out from Tau Ceti, Weir says.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2026
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When a Groyper account on X suggested that Jewish people were responsible for contemporary German immigration policy, Rogers, using her official State Department account, dismissed the claim as nonsense.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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And yet, when HB 1098 was introduced in 2023, critics dismissed it as a solution in search of a problem.—
Lisa Frizell,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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This week, the city met with the organizers of the teen takeovers.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Iran’s negotiating team, chaired by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and includes Foreign Minister Abbas Arghchi, met late Friday with Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Kittleson was freed in the afternoon, said the official, who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly.—
Qassim Abdul-Zahra,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The day after his arrest, a Suffolk County district judge freed Corte-Corte on supervised release with a GPS monitor, the New York Post reported.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Discharged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discharged. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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