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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
Beran dumped a double onto the foul line in left field with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Geneva (19-3, 8-2) the lead for good.
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Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
The lawsuit comes after 30,000 cubic yards of debris from the White House East Wing ballroom demolition project were dumped onto the East Potomac grounds without explanation.
—Christine Valora, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2026
Investigators allege that Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, Limon's roommate, murdered the pair and dumped their bodies.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 1 May 2026
An archaeologist uncovered a cache of rare religious artifacts deliberately thrown in an English river — and has now shed light on why they were dumped.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
The company said that a ransomware group tracked as Lapsu$ last week dumped a tranche of private data onto the dark web.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
Recently dumped Owen and hopeful romantic Allie might be the only two singles in the city looking for more than just a quick encounter.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
Two license plate reader cameras were stolen and later recovered in Auburn over the weekend, police said, after someone disabled the devices and dumped them in a canal.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Water testing has been temporarily increased to once a month at the Oceanside Harbor after someone reported seeing a suspicious liquid dumped from a boat.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
The lawsuit comes after 30,000 cubic yards of debris from the White House East Wing ballroom demolition project were dumped onto the East Potomac grounds without explanation.
—Christine Valora, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2026
Investigators allege that Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, Limon's roommate, murdered the pair and dumped their bodies.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 1 May 2026
An archaeologist uncovered a cache of rare religious artifacts deliberately thrown in an English river — and has now shed light on why they were dumped.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
The company said that a ransomware group tracked as Lapsu$ last week dumped a tranche of private data onto the dark web.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
Recently dumped Owen and hopeful romantic Allie might be the only two singles in the city looking for more than just a quick encounter.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
Two license plate reader cameras were stolen and later recovered in Auburn over the weekend, police said, after someone disabled the devices and dumped them in a canal.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Water testing has been temporarily increased to once a month at the Oceanside Harbor after someone reported seeing a suspicious liquid dumped from a boat.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumped
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The deer could be contaminated with CWD, and if discarded incorrectly, can spread the disease.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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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,
28 Apr. 2026
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Twenty years ago, Julia Hartz ditched a budding career at MTV and FX, drove up the coast of California, and bootstrapped ticketing platform Eventbrite with her two cofounders.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Data from that device led police to a location where Tate had ditched the jacket he was seen wearing on video while committing the armed robbery.—
Suzanne Le Mignot,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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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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Filipino fishermen returning from about a month at sea unloaded catches of yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and blue marlin last May at the General Santos fish port, which is known as the Philippines’ tuna capital.—
Jay Ganglani,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
Verb
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Shortstop Colson Montgomery lost control of the ball on the exchange.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Nearly 25 years after the attacks, the royal couple laid a bouquet of white flowers at the edge of the south reflecting pool, honoring the lives lost — including 67 British victims — during a brief ceremony on a chilly but sunny afternoon in lower Manhattan.—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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“Dumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumped. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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