1
as in dumps
to end a usually intimate relationship with
ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior
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as in discards
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we ditched the old table at the town dump
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Recent Examples of ditches
Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 4 June 2026
They're mostly found in the swamps, sloughs, wetlands, and drainage ditches of the western coastal plain, and are occasionally found around rivers and lakes.
—Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 3 June 2026
Officials had been diluting high-pH water in ditches that were contaminated with chemicals that spilled.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 31 May 2026
During heavy rain, avoid parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a serious risk.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Water sprayed up from the truck tires and pooled in the ditches.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Another, higher up in the mountains, will stretch for seven kilometres, and further south on the border with Bolivia, two more ditches are being dug.
—John Bartlett, NPR, 23 May 2026
Between forays into the shallows females rest in the cover of small ditches and cuts near shallow-water breaklines and river channels in six to 10 feet of water.
—John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Work in Del Mar includes the installation of drainage ditches within the railroad right-of-way between Sixth Street and Coast Boulevard.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 June 2026
In the directorial debut from Izabel Pakzad, Lola (Cherry) and Lavinia (Thorne) make up two-fifths of an on-screen friend group that ditches the Los Angeles smog for the clear skies — and ample partying room — found in California's Joshua Tree National Park.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Rayman Legends Retold ditches the original game's 2D art style for higher fidelity 3D models.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026
Researchers at Duke University have challenged that assumption with Argus, a sea-urchin-like robot that ditches conventional symmetry altogether.
—New Atlas, 9 June 2026
This week, Charli XCX ditches the dancefloor on a fuzzy rock song, J Balvin and Ryan Castro make their case for song of the summer with an aerobic track, and Little Simz spits atop a trap beat, once again solidifying her rap icon status.
—Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
If the Supreme Court rules for Louisiana and ditches Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, and ends the majority-minority district requirement, what’s your next move in Annapolis?
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
OpenAI ditches video generation app Sora, and loses $1 billion from Disney.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Just ditches her completely because of peer pressure from his rich friends.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
Police and fire rescue experts say this is also serves a reminder to always wear personal flotation devices in and around rivers, creeks, ditches and lakes.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 4 June 2026
They're mostly found in the swamps, sloughs, wetlands, and drainage ditches of the western coastal plain, and are occasionally found around rivers and lakes.
—Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 3 June 2026
Officials had been diluting high-pH water in ditches that were contaminated with chemicals that spilled.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 31 May 2026
During heavy rain, avoid parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a serious risk.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Water sprayed up from the truck tires and pooled in the ditches.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Another, higher up in the mountains, will stretch for seven kilometres, and further south on the border with Bolivia, two more ditches are being dug.
—John Bartlett, NPR, 23 May 2026
Between forays into the shallows females rest in the cover of small ditches and cuts near shallow-water breaklines and river channels in six to 10 feet of water.
—John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Work in Del Mar includes the installation of drainage ditches within the railroad right-of-way between Sixth Street and Coast Boulevard.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
Verb
Fulda all but ditches his ambitious partner Chaton (Vincent Dedienne), in order to team up with Stéphane to get to the bottom of the endless pig-slaughter, and to put paid to the local superstition that Brun’s ghost may be the culprit.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 June 2026
In the directorial debut from Izabel Pakzad, Lola (Cherry) and Lavinia (Thorne) make up two-fifths of an on-screen friend group that ditches the Los Angeles smog for the clear skies — and ample partying room — found in California's Joshua Tree National Park.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Rayman Legends Retold ditches the original game's 2D art style for higher fidelity 3D models.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026
Researchers at Duke University have challenged that assumption with Argus, a sea-urchin-like robot that ditches conventional symmetry altogether.
—New Atlas, 9 June 2026
This week, Charli XCX ditches the dancefloor on a fuzzy rock song, J Balvin and Ryan Castro make their case for song of the summer with an aerobic track, and Little Simz spits atop a trap beat, once again solidifying her rap icon status.
—Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
If the Supreme Court rules for Louisiana and ditches Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, and ends the majority-minority district requirement, what’s your next move in Annapolis?
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
OpenAI ditches video generation app Sora, and loses $1 billion from Disney.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Just ditches her completely because of peer pressure from his rich friends.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditches
Noun
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Similar hard-substrate communities were also observed on rocks in the Aleutian, Kuril‑Kamchatka, Atacama, Puysegur, Atacama, and Mussau trenches.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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From underwater trenches to sea caves, there are myriad spaces where undiscovered creatures may be lurking.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
24 May 2026
Verb
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Towns dumps the ball off to Mitchell Robinson for his easiest two points of the night.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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After New Year’s our mother dumps it, with all the glossy families and chirpy letters, in the trash.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Try the Storm Chaser, which sends you into a zero-gravity fall, catches you in a funnel, then discards you into a pool below.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, Gans discards the psychological and spatial logic that gave meaning to the original telling’s dream-like sense of disorientation.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Empty standing water at least once a week (birdbaths, pet bowls, plant saucers), fix dripping faucets and keep gutters clear.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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If a downspout on your gutters is dumping into a low area and leaving a puddle, redirect the spout to a spot where water will run off.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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That leaves an interesting two-by-two decision at stake.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
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That leaves little time for work, which can pose an additional financial burden.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Verb
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An oil tanker unloads crude oil at a terminal at the port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on March 11, 2026.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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After his dreams are all but dashed, Shah unloads on himself.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The face of the moon never looks the same from one night to the next, as the shifting angle between the moon and sun causes sunlight to sweep across its surface, altering the shadows cast by craters, mountain ranges and ravines.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
23 May 2026
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Madeira’s cliffs and ravines are difficult enough that many walking holidays there are guided and focused on one part of the island, including the eight-mile forest hike through Ribeiro Frio.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2026
Verb
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
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If your phone switches to SOS mode, loses service or stops receiving calls and texts, contact your carrier right away.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ditches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditches. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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