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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
Prince Harry has come under fresh pressure over his African Parks charity after it was ditched by the government of Chad.
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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Popular Aussie band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard ditched Spotify in July to protest Ek’s investments in the military defense company Helsing, as did Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof.
—Roy Trakin, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers have ditched that for a new cutter.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Their underground campaign ditched the standard teaser, trailer, poster and TV spots approach for a single cryptic billboard, a mysterious telephone number, and a trail of online breadcrumbs to entice fans to figure out the mystery of the film.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
Just as its men’s counterpart did last year, the UWCL has now ditched the old group stage format for a new league phase.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Creating a more seamless form of live sports distribution means essentially rebuilding the cable bundles many have ditched over the last few years.
—Maya Sweedler, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
Oliver remembers), after which Thē completely changed and ditched her.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
And in recent years, while some organizations have ditched DEI initiatives amidst a political backlash, Chiu has continued to give.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Popular Aussie band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard ditched Spotify in July to protest Ek’s investments in the military defense company Helsing, as did Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof.
—Roy Trakin, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers have ditched that for a new cutter.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Their underground campaign ditched the standard teaser, trailer, poster and TV spots approach for a single cryptic billboard, a mysterious telephone number, and a trail of online breadcrumbs to entice fans to figure out the mystery of the film.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
Just as its men’s counterpart did last year, the UWCL has now ditched the old group stage format for a new league phase.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Creating a more seamless form of live sports distribution means essentially rebuilding the cable bundles many have ditched over the last few years.
—Maya Sweedler, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
Oliver remembers), after which Thē completely changed and ditched her.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
And in recent years, while some organizations have ditched DEI initiatives amidst a political backlash, Chiu has continued to give.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditched
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The nation eventually lost its foothold on the lake, which became polluted in the 19th and 20th centuries as industries dumped mercury, salt and other contaminants into the water.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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That it was dumped in spring training was another step toward the homogenization of the Yankees with the rest of the league.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Many had long since grown tired of the rules by the time they were discarded in 2023.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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To remove the pulp from the seeds, use a spoon or butter knife to scrape the pulp, separating it from the seeds, which may be discarded.—
Stephanie Ganz,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But Judge brought his hands inside the baseball and unloaded.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Buffalo rapper opened the front camera on Instagram Live and unloaded his thoughts.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Scarlet Knights won their first three games of the season, but have lost two straight since conference play began.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Texans lost the ball on downs at the Central 28.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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Even Microsoft, once Google’s fiercest rival in the browser space, eventually abandoned its own engine and rebuilt Edge on Chromium.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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The San Francisco Chronicle’s Mackenzie Chung Fegan abandoned anonymity on day one, and the New York Times’ dual critics Tejal Rao and Ligaya Mishan went as far as starring in several videos to announce their tenure at the paper.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Oct. 2025
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And yet, the agency’s human-resources office—which handled ethics issues—has been scrapped, according to Alt CDC, a team of anonymous public-health officials that has been crowdsourcing updates on the firings.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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The main channel scrapped music videos back in 2011 and instead pushed those out to its sister channel.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Ditched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditched. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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