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as in to leave
to end a usually intimate relationship with
all of her friends were surprised at how she just dumped him
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as in to unload
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
dump the trash on the curb and go back inside
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as in landfill
a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped
all of the used packaging eventually ends up in the dump
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as in warehouse
a place where military arms are stored
a daring raid on the ammunition dump
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as in mess
a dirty or messy place
his place is always a dump, so he almost never has people over
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Recent Examples of dump
Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 17 June 2026
This provides stability and prevents insiders, like employees who own small shares, from instantly dumping their stock.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 17 June 2026
Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
The joy in a dump cake is that there is close to zero effort on your part but with absolutely delicious results.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
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Verb
Dying trees dump their remaining resources into the network as a last act of generosity.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 17 June 2026
This provides stability and prevents insiders, like employees who own small shares, from instantly dumping their stock.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 17 June 2026
Noun
But sentiment will likely remain in the dumps unless gas prices continue to fall meaningfully, likely requiring oil tankers to flow freely again through the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint through which one-fifth of the world’s oil passes.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
The joy in a dump cake is that there is close to zero effort on your part but with absolutely delicious results.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dump
Verb
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Yet robust economic growth has proved elusive, even as government debt has climbed, leaving successive administrations with little firepower to fix a growing list of related challenges, from crumbling infrastructure to a chronic housing shortage.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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Adis does the right thing and asks to leave the boat.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
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There is no scrapeable archive of how to grasp a wet cup, unload a box that sags in the middle, fold a towel, or help an older adult out of a chair.—
Robert J. Szczerba,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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The port attributed the declines to shippers wanting to unload cargo at a first or second port call to get ahead of any tariff deadlines.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
Noun
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Transporting such equipment over long distances can be expensive, causing some materials to be diverted into lower-value recycling streams or even sent to landfills.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 June 2026
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Today, more than half of plastic waste ends up in landfills, and less than one-tenth is recycled globally.—
Lisa Emili,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
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Just outside downtown, this narrow stretch of former warehouses is now lined with markets, mom-and-pop shops and restaurants that spill onto the sidewalks all summer long.—
Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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These systems are monitoring every aisle and dock in the warehouse, every floor of the hospital, every checkout of the store.—
David Caines,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Topuria was a bloody and swollen mess by the time his corner stopped the fight between the fourth and fifth rounds.—
Chuck Schilken,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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In other words, why mess with perfection?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Starmer ditched some of his predecessor’s more left-wing policies and apologized for antisemitism that an internal investigation concluded had been allowed to spread under Corbyn.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
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There are many reasons for this – not the least of which is that ditching the pilot and the cockpit itself opens up the opportunity to not only simplify the design of the aircraft, but also free up valuable cargo space and reduce weight.—
David Szondy
June 21,
New Atlas,
21 June 2026
Verb
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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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The council also ordered up a measure doubling the amount of money allocated for the Department of Recreation and Parks, discarding an alternative plan that would have increased it by 50%.—
Los Angeles City Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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The work is part of a larger effort statewide to update the National Guard’s armories, as renovations in recent years have either been completed or are planned at many readiness centers, including those in Brainerd, New Ulm, Marshall, Moorhead and Fergus Falls.—
Elliot Mann,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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There, like a knight in a castle armory, you will be agog at the choices.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
9 May 2026
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“Dump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dump. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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