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
Continue reading … MISSED SIGNALS — Bunnie Xo dropped cryptic lyrics, ditched her ring before Jelly Roll divorce news broke.
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FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
The pursuit continued into Los Angeles before the suspect ditched the vehicle at a downtown drive-thru and ran away from officers, police said.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Georgia lawmakers ditched plans special to redraw the state's political maps.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 17 June 2026
In response, class counsel ditched its request to restrict settlement payment distribution to class members exclusively.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 June 2026
While the world has stopped for some passionate soccer fans — who’ve likely ditched business meetings to board planes and cheer on their team — servers and cooks plod on at restaurants in the surrounding area.
—Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Details of the incident remain sketchy, including whether the Apache ditched due to a mechanical failure or hostile action.
—David Szondy
june 09, New Atlas, 9 June 2026
Bringing nature to central Indiana Homes that have ditched the grass lawn in favor of bushy native ecosystems can be found in central Indiana from the heart of Fountain Square to Westfield.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 8 June 2026
The couple ditched their formal designer wedding attire for comfy casuals.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
The pursuit continued into Los Angeles before the suspect ditched the vehicle at a downtown drive-thru and ran away from officers, police said.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Georgia lawmakers ditched plans special to redraw the state's political maps.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 17 June 2026
In response, class counsel ditched its request to restrict settlement payment distribution to class members exclusively.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 June 2026
While the world has stopped for some passionate soccer fans — who’ve likely ditched business meetings to board planes and cheer on their team — servers and cooks plod on at restaurants in the surrounding area.
—Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Details of the incident remain sketchy, including whether the Apache ditched due to a mechanical failure or hostile action.
—David Szondy
june 09, New Atlas, 9 June 2026
Bringing nature to central Indiana Homes that have ditched the grass lawn in favor of bushy native ecosystems can be found in central Indiana from the heart of Fountain Square to Westfield.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 8 June 2026
The couple ditched their formal designer wedding attire for comfy casuals.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditched
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Some people like to come back to fresh bedding, a tidy closet, and an empty hamper so that everything from the trip can be dumped or sorted right away.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
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Workers were seen in recent days removing algae from the Reflecting Pool, and on Tuesday morning, crews dumped bottles of hydrogen peroxide into the water.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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This was corrected, and the vermouth was discarded.—
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
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Inspectors stopped food preparation immediately and tomato soup prepared with the brown water was discarded.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 June 2026
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Following the news that Major League Baseball stated that members of the San Francisco Giants violated the league's rules by writing Bible verses on their pride hats, Dan Dakich unloaded on the league.—
Ryan Morik OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Then Marte unloaded with a three-run homer — his first of the 2026 campaign — to create distance on the scoreboard.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026
Verb
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But the day of the shoot — there was a biscuit rig on the car, and the gentleman working the biscuit rig did a test run and lost control of the car.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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South Africa and Czechia both lost their opening matches in the FIFA World Cup.—
Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Students who entered college eager to study literature or history sometimes abandoned those fields because classrooms became places of discomfort rather than intellectual growth.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Vazquez abandoned her black bike on the corner next to Pinch Kitchen + Bar.—
Kairi Lowery,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2026
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“Ditched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditched. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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