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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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The state also has an above average number of polluted waterways and more coal ash ponds — small, toxic water bodies near coal plants where poisonous refuse is discarded — than any other state.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
6 Jan. 2026
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By the 1970s, many of Lindsay’s policies were anchored more to his office and personality than to his party and were thus easily discarded upon executive turnover.—
Daniel Wortel-London,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Shortly after the pursuit began, the suspects ditched the car in the 11100 block of Archwood Place and ran away from the officers.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Gigi Hadid ditched her signature blonde for her darkest hair ever.—
Tessa Petak,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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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
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The Carolina Panthers lost the game but won a war Saturday night, rekindling the fervor that their fan base felt 10 years ago.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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According to organizers, the ICE Out for Good Rally in Columbia is calling on Howard County residents to demand accountability, honor the life lost, and make visible the human cost of ICE's actions.—
Andrew Adeolu,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Dumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumped. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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