1
as in dumping
to end a usually intimate relationship with
ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior
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as in discarding
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we ditched the old table at the town dump
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Recent Examples of ditching
But yesterday, Rihanna did a sartorial 180, ditching her tomboyish ’fit for a girly, baby pink look.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
While some people may experience fleeting sugar and caffeine withdrawal symptoms, ditching soda from your diet can lead to a host of long-term health benefits.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
The cinematic ends with Bond ditching her cover as a chauffeur to track a blonde man dressed as a bellhop who’s just dumped a body.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Those agreements provide a significant source of revenue for Google and broad access to its services, although the company had proposed ditching those contracts as a potential remedy in the case.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Nearly every major automaker is ditching the Combined Charging System’s Combo Plugs to switch its models to a Tesla-style plug over the next few years.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2025
This season, Nissan is ditching the mansion and sending its Heisman winners on a cross-country trip featuring its latest vehicles.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
In summary—for late summer of fall travel, consider staying in any region for longer than a weekend, asking locals where to dine, ditching guidebooks and internet lists, exploring the countryside outside cities and waking up early to foray.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Earlier this week, Anne Hathaway was spotted ditching restrictive denim in favor of roomy white palazzo pants while on the set of The Devil Wears Prada 2 — just weeks after Meryl Streep did the same while walking around New York City.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
While some people may experience fleeting sugar and caffeine withdrawal symptoms, ditching soda from your diet can lead to a host of long-term health benefits.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
The cinematic ends with Bond ditching her cover as a chauffeur to track a blonde man dressed as a bellhop who’s just dumped a body.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Those agreements provide a significant source of revenue for Google and broad access to its services, although the company had proposed ditching those contracts as a potential remedy in the case.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Nearly every major automaker is ditching the Combined Charging System’s Combo Plugs to switch its models to a Tesla-style plug over the next few years.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2025
This season, Nissan is ditching the mansion and sending its Heisman winners on a cross-country trip featuring its latest vehicles.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
In summary—for late summer of fall travel, consider staying in any region for longer than a weekend, asking locals where to dine, ditching guidebooks and internet lists, exploring the countryside outside cities and waking up early to foray.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Earlier this week, Anne Hathaway was spotted ditching restrictive denim in favor of roomy white palazzo pants while on the set of The Devil Wears Prada 2 — just weeks after Meryl Streep did the same while walking around New York City.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditching
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Their deleterious impact creates conditions that favor further wildfires by dumping greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere which contributes to more warming.—
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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But that list is not expected to grow this year, with the Heat already under the luxury tax threshold after dumping Haywood Highsmith’s salary in a trade with the Brooklyn Nets earlier this month.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
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These layers are then reorganized into tensor networks, which retain the most important patterns in the layer’s weights while discarding redundant information that isn’t contributing much to overall performance.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Sep. 2025
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Rather than discarding efficiency altogether, Kelly and his team are working to redefine it.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Afghan, who asked to remain anonymous, has lived for months at a time without leaving his home, fearful of retribution, and torture, from the Taliban.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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In defending Wolves leaving some of their business until later in the window and missing out on several targets publicly, Shi made a fairly strong case for the club.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Twins were holding a historic fire sale, unloading 11 players on or just before deadline day.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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Hikers ascend the Vestdalur trail past rusting WWII relics and wild blueberries—while ferries from Europe dock with a hiss—unloading travelers into a town where the fjord glows silver.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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More than 1,200 privatized custodians were laid off by the district at the beginning of the month — and some spoke to the Tribune this week about losing their jobs.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Multiple factors helped create the hole, including money-losing athletics and an overly liberal spending policy that allowed department chairs to far exceed their budgets.—
Joanna Allhands,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Moscow has shown no sign of abandoning its maximalist demands in the ongoing peace talks.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Avoid abandoning any fire without supervision.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Ditching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditching. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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