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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
Somewhere beyond the brush, two frightened dogs — caught on video being dumped and abandoned — were still waiting, as if the person who left them might return.
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Drone footage showed catastrophic flooding that turned streets into rivers, submerged homes and overturned cars as Typhoon Kalmaegi, known locally as Tino, dumped more than a month’s worth of rain in only 24 hours in some areas.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
The two men then drove north and dumped Watson’s body just beyond the tree line along I-93 in Manchester, New Hampshire, where a couple would find him months later.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
The remains of another seven people were also discovered dumped on a roadside.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
His van was dumped in rural West Miami-Dade.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
When quarterback Jayden Denegal didn’t have time to locate his primary receiver because of a blitz, Denegal dumped the ball to Cardwell over the middle behind the line of scrimmage.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
The Cubs, though, have not made a nine-figure commitment to a pitcher since signing Yu Darvish around the start of spring training in 2018 — and the club dumped that contract halfway through a six-year, $126 million deal, in the middle of a pandemic.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Apart from Ciri, who assumed the fake name Falka and spent the season with the group, the Rats are extremely dead — not just slaughtered by Leo Bonhart but decapitated with each of their heads sawed off and dumped into a barrel for preservation.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Drone footage showed catastrophic flooding that turned streets into rivers, submerged homes and overturned cars as Typhoon Kalmaegi, known locally as Tino, dumped more than a month’s worth of rain in only 24 hours in some areas.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
The two men then drove north and dumped Watson’s body just beyond the tree line along I-93 in Manchester, New Hampshire, where a couple would find him months later.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
The remains of another seven people were also discovered dumped on a roadside.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
His van was dumped in rural West Miami-Dade.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
When quarterback Jayden Denegal didn’t have time to locate his primary receiver because of a blitz, Denegal dumped the ball to Cardwell over the middle behind the line of scrimmage.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
The Cubs, though, have not made a nine-figure commitment to a pitcher since signing Yu Darvish around the start of spring training in 2018 — and the club dumped that contract halfway through a six-year, $126 million deal, in the middle of a pandemic.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Apart from Ciri, who assumed the fake name Falka and spent the season with the group, the Rats are extremely dead — not just slaughtered by Leo Bonhart but decapitated with each of their heads sawed off and dumped into a barrel for preservation.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumped
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After pulling between your teeth to enjoy, the pods are discarded.—
Tammy Algood,
Southern Kitchen,
11 Nov. 2025
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Sticks and leaves and other trash should be discarded.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
11 Nov. 2025
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As Colley noted, Harry is technically in line for the throne of Canada, but nonetheless ditched his Commonwealth allegiances for the Dodgers.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Bo Nix ditched his uneven past, and the defense showed elasticity but refused to snap.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
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The mass of public officials and volunteers unloaded and passed about 1,200 turkeys into the food bank Thursday morning in a lively assembly line.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Carol Burnett has unloaded a massive haul of her most coveted awards, handing them off to her alma mater in conjunction with an endowment to support aspiring musical theater performers.—
Karu F Daniels,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That, too, had echoes of last season, when City, the reigning champions, lost their way completely after a promising start, winning just one match out of 13 in all competitions between late October and late December.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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The major hubs of O'Hare, Atlanta, Denver and Dallas-Fort Worth rounded out the top five airports for cancellations, but those airports only lost around 3% of their flights.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Dumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumped. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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