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
Modern robotic mowers have ditched the old requirements for perimeter wires.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Years earlier, Borg ditched his Norwegian family to seek out art-house fame abroad.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Gooden ditched his internal combustion engine vehicle over a year ago and said days like these reinforce that decision.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Hadid and Robbie both ditched long length for a pageboy bob and wispy fringe—and their different takes on the look prove just how versatile this trending cut can be.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026
Been there, done that, and ditched that a year ago for good reason.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Johnson also ditched her underwear in another photo, wearing just a black Calvin Klein sports bra.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
Bluejackets senior forward Isaiah Hildenbrand ditched his defender and drove to the front of the net.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
His cell phone was also in the van at the time, which his wife and police were able to track to the 1500 block of West Homer Street, where the thieves ditched it.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Years earlier, Borg ditched his Norwegian family to seek out art-house fame abroad.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Gooden ditched his internal combustion engine vehicle over a year ago and said days like these reinforce that decision.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Hadid and Robbie both ditched long length for a pageboy bob and wispy fringe—and their different takes on the look prove just how versatile this trending cut can be.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026
Been there, done that, and ditched that a year ago for good reason.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Johnson also ditched her underwear in another photo, wearing just a black Calvin Klein sports bra.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
Bluejackets senior forward Isaiah Hildenbrand ditched his defender and drove to the front of the net.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
His cell phone was also in the van at the time, which his wife and police were able to track to the 1500 block of West Homer Street, where the thieves ditched it.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditched
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Helicopter crews that dumped water and dragged a large, heavy bucket through the snow to prevent body-recovery teams from getting hit by additional avalanches had further obscured evidence of the deadly slide, Reynaud said.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The volunteer cleaning teams found sofas, mattresses and other items dumped illegally on the streets and behind businesses.—
Staff report,
Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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By that time the larvae are long gone, Musah says, and the only remaining insect evidence is the hard shell-like exteriors of the pupae, tools of metamorphosis discarded after the larvae become adult flies.—
Rohini Subrahmanyam,
Scientific American,
10 Mar. 2026
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The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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And frankly, where was this courage in 2023 when Payton unloaded on Wilson at Detroit?—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026
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New gun safety measures became law in Michigan two years ago, requiring gun owners to keep unattended weapons unloaded and locked with a locking device or stored in a locked box or container if a minor is present.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Tottenham Hotspur have lost six games in a row for the first time in their 144-year history.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Timberwolves have lost three in a row after winning five straight.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Once a gold rush boomtown, Oatman was largely abandoned when the gold miners downed their pickaxes and skipped town—leaving behind a herd of long-eared burros.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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It was then abandoned after the war as there was no financial need to continue it at the time.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Ditched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditched. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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