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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
Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
In reality, the production built a five-block backlot set of Memphis on a former city dump on the Gold Coast that had been grassed over.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Oct. 2025
But the interest in the East Wing demolition had been acute enough that a local-news outlet had identified one of the East Wing dump sites—an industrial park in Hyattsville, Maryland.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Trading Devers, most importantly, dumped his contract on the San Francisco Giants, giving the Red Sox money to work with.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
In reality, the production built a five-block backlot set of Memphis on a former city dump on the Gold Coast that had been grassed over.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
After an effort to create a Falls of the Ohio national park fell short in 1967, Kentucky and Indiana officials struggled to stop the falls from becoming a garbage dump.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Oct. 2025
But the interest in the East Wing demolition had been acute enough that a local-news outlet had identified one of the East Wing dump sites—an industrial park in Hyattsville, Maryland.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dump
Verb
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Even leaving these facts aside, neither the doctrinaire socialism nor militant Islam have ever improved any place on earth, and New York City will not be the first.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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To keep her safe Hekate’s mother leaves her in the underworld with the goddess Styx and Hades.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Porter began to unload her water samples.—
Katie Thornton,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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The first workers focused on key tasks including unloading and storing merchandise, preparing orders for physical and online stores and managing both ground and air shipments.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The new approach offers a dual solution that simultaneously conserves agricultural resources and produces a biodegradable alternative to address landfill waste.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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According to the Global Fashion Agenda, that is the equivalent of a garbage truck full of clothing being incinerated or sent to a landfill every second.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Robot can serve as an inspection agent With this new demonstration, a flexible mobile robot, powered by agentic AI that is running on AMD silicon, operates within a warehouse with mixed traffic.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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On top of everyday savings, the warehouse club also offers members additional monthly savings on top products everything from grocery items to home goods.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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And its cemeteries had grown into an overcrowded mess.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Parchment paper is a great tool for mess-free baking.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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If successful, Proposition 50 would ditch a nonpartisan commission California voters established via a 2010 ballot initiative that draws those district boundaries.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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And Gen Zers are leading the charge in ditching paper for plastic.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
Verb
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After the executions, the bodies were discarded without ceremony.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Health inspectors said mussels were missing a sticky note indicating when they should be discarded.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kimpton Armory Hotel — Montana The Art Deco building in Bozeman was originally constructed in 1941 to serve as the Montana National Guard’s armory, featuring 18-inch-thick walls, a rifle range, a soundproof music room and space for military vehicles.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Due to its tall ceilings and vast space, the armory is the perfect place for special effects involving flying witches.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Dump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dump. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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