ditched

verb

past tense of ditch
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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2
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 Meanwhile, Pitt ditched his signature whimsical style for a classic black suit moment. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026 The Boston Globe’s story about what happened when a lesbian bar in western Massachusetts ditched its mask mandate is worth the price of a subscription. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026 Still, Wilson Jones doesn’t think the theory that the ancient Greeks were attempting an optical illusion should be ditched entirely. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026 Little wonder that the pioneers of the medium ditched the cold, clammy, and crowded precincts of New York and New Jersey to light out for the picture-perfect vista. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026 When the leverage play failed, major league owners ditched the two-city notion. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 Nearly a year after the Ole Miss coach ditched his College Football Playoff team to take the job at LSU, the most anticipated regular-season game of the 2026 college football season is a few days away. — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Consing, the first non-family member to serve as Ayala’s CEO, is now running a strategy that parts of the global corporate world has ditched. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 But in another pic, Dannielynn had ditched the blonde in favor of bright red longer locks that reached her shoulders. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditched
  1. dumped
  2. discarded
  3. unloaded
  4. lost
  5. abandoned
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  • Hurricane Lane dumped 58 inches (147 centimeters) of rain on Kahuna Falls, Hawaii, the following year.
    — Zachary Handlos, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Remnants of Hurricane Isaias dumped more than 5 inches of rain in parts of North Carolina, causing flash flooding, at least five landslides and 11,000 power outages early Sunday.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026
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  • Once discarded, these traps also inadvertently capture birds and other wildlife.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Responses with the error were discarded, as were voters who had already been attempted, and quotas were reset.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of discarded
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  • During Trautman’s visit in the fall of 1942, when matériel was unloaded off the coast of Australia, it was stacked on the beaches, fully exposed to the elements.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Kahn’s heirs unloaded the place in 1939, a few years after his death, and it was chopped up over the years to serve as retirement housing for city workers, a military training compound, and a boarding school, per Forbes.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of unloaded
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  • His candidate lost in December 2018 to Kabila's long-term political rival, Tshisekedi.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Ryder’s Law was reintroduced this year after another carriage horse collapsed and died in Central Park, and in a separate incident, tourist Romanch Mahajan, 18, died after falling off a carriage after the operator lost control.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of lost
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  • Why is private philanthropy hesitant to step in to cover underfunded programs that have been abandoned by many governments?
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Abigail’s affair is briefly touched on and ultimately abandoned.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
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“Ditched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditched. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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