ditched

past tense of ditch

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Recent Examples of ditched Kim wore a dark red gown with her half up, while Garrett ditched his suit jacket and wore a white button-up shirt and black dress pants. Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 Jayson Tatum ditched the traditional suit jacket for a loose-fitting olive tank top and matching trousers, finishing the look with layered diamond chains and a watch. Amanda Le, InStyle, 16 July 2026 This particular unit was the recipient of Ferrari’s new button-rich steering wheel, which ditched the old haptic and touch controls for starting the engine and other functions. Jerry Perez, The Drive, 15 July 2026 Netflix ditched its deal, and Paramount walked away with an agreement to buy the entirety of WBD for $31 per share. Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 13 July 2026 However, more than two years later, FSG has effectively ditched those plans. James Pearce, New York Times, 10 July 2026 The individual allegedly ditched a gun underneath a van parked on Silk Street during a foot pursuit, Tejada said. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026 Last year, Dish ditched those aspirations, and in June 2026, the subsidiary filed for bankruptcy after deals to sell spectrum licenses to AT&T and SpaceX hadn’t closed in time. John Kell, Fortune, 8 July 2026 That was unceremoniously ditched after the release of the Google Pixel 5. Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditched
Verb
  • Along the way, algae bloomed, chemicals were dumped, and ducks turned up dead.
    Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • Ohtani trotted home on his bad knee – which will prevent him from pitching indefinitely but not hitting – when Freddie Freeman dumped a two-out, two-strike RBI single into center field.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • Gavin refuses to use a byproduct solely because it would otherwise be discarded.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • If unused, those embryos can be frozen, discarded, donated to research or donated to another fertility patient.
    Risa Cromer, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • The telecom giant unloaded the media properties less than four years later.
    David Folkenflik, NPR, 13 July 2026
  • Standardizing the size of shipping containers allows ships to be easily loaded and unloaded and for the containers to be transferred to rail cars and semitrucks at intermodal facilities.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026
Verb
  • Samaritan's Purse said nearly every patient treated at its field hospital has lost a family member or close friend.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • Jobs will be won and lost over the next six weeks, as the Lions attempt to right the wrongs that led to a NFC North fourth-place finish in 2025.
    Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Escheatment is defined as the legal process of transferring abandoned, lost, or unclaimed property to the state.
    Ella McCarthy, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2026
  • Chacajlux’s truck was located abandoned near the scene of the collision and was taken in as evidence.
    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

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“Ditched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditched. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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