1
as in dumped
to end a usually intimate relationship with
ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior
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as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we ditched the old table at the town dump
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Recent Examples of ditched
Black perforated leather is used for the GPS’ base and tongue, and the holes are ditched for more black leather at the toe tip, heel counter and eyestay.
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
Sydney Sweeney ditched her pants in an NSFW photo with a male model while teasing the launch of her latest Syrn lingerie launch on February 17.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
Weave has ditched the traditional mobile robot design in favor of a stationary structure, aiming to create a safer, more reliable entry point for home robotics.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
For the past decade, Mia Mottley has steered Barbados from a former British colony that ditched the monarchy to a republic championing climate financing and debt reform for small island-states.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
And though Victoria’s Secret had previously ditched its runway show, Super has re-energized it.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Oh, and Tools for Humanity is also a crypto purveyor that flirted with, and then ditched, the idea of providing a universal basic income.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
And Al Green, the city’s last major superstar—at least for a while—had ditched Hi Records and bought a church.
—Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 8 Feb. 2026
The restauranteur, celebrity chef, and Food Network icon ditched his signature look for appliance maker Bosch's big Super Bowl LX commercial, leaving fans stunned.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
Sydney Sweeney ditched her pants in an NSFW photo with a male model while teasing the launch of her latest Syrn lingerie launch on February 17.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
Weave has ditched the traditional mobile robot design in favor of a stationary structure, aiming to create a safer, more reliable entry point for home robotics.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
For the past decade, Mia Mottley has steered Barbados from a former British colony that ditched the monarchy to a republic championing climate financing and debt reform for small island-states.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
And though Victoria’s Secret had previously ditched its runway show, Super has re-energized it.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Oh, and Tools for Humanity is also a crypto purveyor that flirted with, and then ditched, the idea of providing a universal basic income.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
And Al Green, the city’s last major superstar—at least for a while—had ditched Hi Records and bought a church.
—Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 8 Feb. 2026
The restauranteur, celebrity chef, and Food Network icon ditched his signature look for appliance maker Bosch's big Super Bowl LX commercial, leaving fans stunned.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditched
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And, over the last few weeks, several meters of fresh snow have fallen across Europe, part of a weather pattern driven by an unusual southerly jet stream that has dumped huge amounts of precipitation across the continent, causing flooding in lower altitude areas.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The city was walloped by a major winter storm at the end of January, which dumped more than 10 inches of snow in Central Park and resulted in the cancellation of thousands of flights.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The plant produces Circulose—a dissolving pulp made from 100 percent discarded cotton textiles—designed to integrate into existing textile supply chains and move circular solutions beyond the pilot phase into sustained industrial production.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Feb. 2026
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Most of the others have been ruled out in connection with the case, after being shown to have been discarded by agents assisting in the search.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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The trucks have been packed, shipped east or west and unloaded.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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Officer secured the firearm, which was later determined to be unloaded, police said.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2026
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Meyer arrived with the players looking to regain ground, which some believe had been lost in CBA negotiations during 2011 and 2016.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, federal prosecutors have lost all five cases accusing protesters of assaulting federal officers that have gone to trial in the Los Angeles area, according to data from the US attorney’s office there as of earlier this month.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The building, a former power plant abandoned in the ‘80s, looms over the crowd like a monolithic temple to techno.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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The cab would be abandoned and the trailer would be hitched to another truck, court documents show.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Ditched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditched. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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