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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
Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
After New Year’s our mother dumps it, with all the glossy families and chirpy letters, in the trash.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
On summer weekends, Smorgasburg drops food vendors across Brooklyn and Manhattan — basically a feed dump waiting to happen.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Last month, the company dumped another $45 million into its campaign account.
—Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
After New Year’s our mother dumps it, with all the glossy families and chirpy letters, in the trash.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Noun
Carlos Correa was shipped off as part of a salary dump.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
On summer weekends, Smorgasburg drops food vendors across Brooklyn and Manhattan — basically a feed dump waiting to happen.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dump
Verb
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Storrie was spotted leaving the Carlyle Hotel with a trail of fabric wrapped around his neck, blowing in the wind.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
5 May 2026
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The Knicks didn’t leave that first-round fire in Atlanta.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
Verb
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Tuesday’s hearing came as The New Corolla, the last oil tanker to come through the Strait and sail to California since the war began, unloaded its cargo in Long Beach.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
6 May 2026
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Bastien, 26, was a ramp agent for Spirit and helped load and unload luggage on Spirit planes at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Waste Management held a competitive advantage in owning landfills, and from there, the company pursued consolidating numerous trash haulers.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a significant source of airborne microplastics and nanoplastics, but there are many other places where tiny plastic particles can be whipped up into the skies, including from landfills, roadside litter and car tires.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
Noun
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In September 2025, the chain filed for a permit to make $750,000 worth of improvements to a Boise warehouse, tacking on another 10,000 square feet of space to the 30,000-square-foot building.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2026
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This will be the 15th year EDC has taken place in Las Vegas, and the 29th year overall (the festival began as a warehouse concert in Los Angeles).—
Carly Sauvageau,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Congress is going to have to address the mess created by not enforcing past immigration laws.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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This compounds the mess inherent to cooking with a young child, who, turns out, is apt to get as much flour on the floor as inside the bowl.—
Rachel Tepper Paley,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 May 2026
Verb
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The Ulta Buy More, Save More Sale couldn’t have come at a better time—we’re officially ditching the beanies and letting our hair out.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
28 Apr. 2026
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Kerss is a master at breaking the complicated information down into manageable bites for those of us who ditched science after high school.—
Heather Greenwood Davis,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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,
1 May 2026
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Bankhead suggested the items may have been discarded because they could not be sold or given away.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Where Vuong grew up in New England, the idea of the future was narrowed into very few paths forward, mainly joining the military, being an employee at the Samuel Colt armory, or working at a nail salon.—
Sarah Moroz,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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The Islamic Republic of Iran took the lives of two men convicted of trying to storm a military facility and access an armory in January, the Mizan news outlet of Iran's judiciary indicated on Sunday, according to Reuters.—
Alex Nitzberg,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Dump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dump. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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