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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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2
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
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
This allows Carnival to crush leftovers and pulverize it into literal fish food that can be dumped into the sea.
—John Kell, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Sarah Jones, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The solution, according to Curio, is in our toxic nuclear waste dumps.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Verb
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
This allows Carnival to crush leftovers and pulverize it into literal fish food that can be dumped into the sea.
—John Kell, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
The photo dump included 13 images of Travis posing with loved ones, and seven of them featured an appearance from Swift.
—Sarah Jones, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The solution, according to Curio, is in our toxic nuclear waste dumps.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dump
Verb
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In The History of Sound, Mescal plays Lionel Worthing, a talented singer from rural Kentucky who leaves his family farm to attend the Boston Music Conservatory.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The pressure is always on the taker, the player standing, gulping, trying desperately not to unload their lunch onto the turf, preparing to do something theoretically simple — kick the ball into the net from 12 yards with only one opponent able to stop them.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some overseas investors have also been unloading government bonds and rotating into Japanese equities , driving its stock markets to fresh highs, analysts who spoke to CNBC noted.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Archaeologists also found a vessel likely used for landfill retention, plus another one that remains unidentified.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, aluminum doesn't decompose in landfills, contributing to long-term environmental pollution.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This year, there’s an especially exciting addition to the warehouse club’s holiday lineup—the return of books.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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The nonprofit created the 1,400-square-foot grocery store by adding a wall to its existing warehouse.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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If the mess-maker is solid, use a spatula, dull kitchen knife, or the edge of a credit card to lift it from the surface of the upholstery.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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The first crazy thing that happens to the movie Smurls is when a kitchen chandelier almost falls on them, though the most visceral is when oldest sister Dawn Smurl (Beau Gadsdon) suddenly vomits up pieces of glass, leaving the sink and her face a bloody mess.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
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Dual Front mode Rainbow Six Siege ditches turn-taking to let players attack and defend simultaneously.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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According to a criminal complaint, Briceno, whom authorities said is an undocumented immigrant, used a firearm to shoot inside the doorway of the bar and then discarded the firearm, which law enforcement never recovered.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
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In mahjong, four players draw and discard tiles with different suits, numbers and Chinese characters.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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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 9 Sep. 2025.
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