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dump

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noun

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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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Recent Examples of dump
Verb
Ōura Ring customers for weeks have posted on social media urging others to dump the health tracker over concerns about its ties to Palantir and the Defense Department, but its CEO insists customer data is safe. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025 The shore of Flushing Bay has long been seen as a wasteland, a view that came true over the century in which New Yorkers dumped their coal ash and garbage there. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
Hence, the big, 11-player dump at the deadline. David Brown, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025 In a new Instagram photo dump recapping her 30th birthday celebrations, Brittany Mahomes shared a photo of the Grammy winner, 35, joining in on the party — and placing her martini on the mother of three’s head! Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dump
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dump
Verb
  • He was charged with felony counts of leaving the scene of crash involving death, driving without a license causing death and resisting arrest, the sheriff’s office said.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Investigators said that parties involved in the argument were leaving the indoor amusement park when Reed assaulted an employee, unprovoked, while making his way outside.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Glabe’s sales follow those of board member Eric Swider, who has also sharply reduced his holdings, unloading around 165,000 shares since November.
    Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • From there, the product would be unloaded, securely packaged, and transported to the cartel’s stateside distributors.
    Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The hotel diverts little to no waste to landfills, thanks to an ORCA food-waste digester installed in 2018, and has phased in in-house water bottling and refillable bathroom dispensers to eliminate single-use plastics.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Police found the dehydrator at a local landfill site.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Snowflake, one of the most popular cloud data warehouse platforms, often ranks as a company’s second-largest IT expense after its primary cloud provider.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The cartel’s men received the truck and drove it back to their secret warehouse.
    Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Other cuts start as pop songs before crashing into atonal messes and freak rock chaos.
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Vacmaster Portable Carpet Cleaner Utilizing 15 kilopascals of suction power, the cleaner shampoos carpeted and upholstered surfaces to break up tough messes.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kendall Jenner has ditched her clothes for multiple Calvin Klein underwear campaigns and has been working with the brand for years.
    Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • That's the general summary of the argument insider Robert Murray of FanSided made on Monday, when suggesting that the slugger could ditch Philadelphia for one of his former clubs.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Remove steak from marinade, discarding the jalapeno slices.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • After taking the necessary photos, consumers should discard the fridge according to local and state regulations.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The big serve and punch might work on a good night, but the rallies test out all the armory.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • With the money, Wen was able to pay for an armory and a federal firearm license for $150,000 and listed his partner's name as the business owner to register with the Texas secretary of state.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025

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“Dump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dump. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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