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as in left
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 discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
dump the trash on the curb and go back inside
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Recent Examples of dumped
Last week, that seemed prudent, since the party’s membership database had already been hacked, with names and private information of members dumped online.
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Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
The girl’s body was found dumped by a lake in Mascotte the morning after she was reported missing by her mother.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
With a wide-open lane in the ending moments of the Lakers’ 137-130 win over the Indiana Pacers, James simply dumped off a pass to Jake LaRavia.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
After Fraser Minten won a neutral zone faceoff, Andrew Peeke dumped the puck into the Buffalo zone.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
This differs from the cursory evaluation under a 5150, where sick people are routinely dumped back onto the street without adequate treatment.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Then several huge storms between Christmas and early January dumped more than 100 inches of snow in the Sierra.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2026
Last week, two major storms dumped four feet of rain in Oʻahu and Maui, according to CBS.
—Chantell Murphy, Outside, 24 Mar. 2026
Officials have been watching dam levels since a storm last week dumped heavy rain across the state, which led to catastrophic flooding that washed away roads and homes.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
The girl’s body was found dumped by a lake in Mascotte the morning after she was reported missing by her mother.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
With a wide-open lane in the ending moments of the Lakers’ 137-130 win over the Indiana Pacers, James simply dumped off a pass to Jake LaRavia.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
After Fraser Minten won a neutral zone faceoff, Andrew Peeke dumped the puck into the Buffalo zone.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
This differs from the cursory evaluation under a 5150, where sick people are routinely dumped back onto the street without adequate treatment.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Then several huge storms between Christmas and early January dumped more than 100 inches of snow in the Sierra.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2026
Last week, two major storms dumped four feet of rain in Oʻahu and Maui, according to CBS.
—Chantell Murphy, Outside, 24 Mar. 2026
Officials have been watching dam levels since a storm last week dumped heavy rain across the state, which led to catastrophic flooding that washed away roads and homes.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumped
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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,
30 Mar. 2026
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The restaurant voluntarily discarded the food.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Detectives said the suspects ditched their SUV near the crime scene.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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In six years, nearly 10% of cable customers had ditched their pay-TV packages … and the exodus was only getting started.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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These aircraft would have unloaded US troops near the compound to capture the president.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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The National Guard unloaded the documents from the plane and into a van headed to the Atlanta History Museum.—
Leondra Head,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The county gained 12,762 people from international migration and lost 6,978 people to domestic migration.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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Some 1,270 counties lost residents in the year to July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau figures out Thursday.—
Augusta Saraiva,
Bloomberg,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Dumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumped. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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