1
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
On the next play, Staub sent the outside guys deep and dumped it again, this time to running back Micah Welch for 25.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
Within a month, IXL laid off all of the dictionary’s full-time lexicographers and dumped most of its freelancers.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Gutleben stressed that questions still loom over the widespread effects of the alkaline waste, as well as what mix of chemicals lie within the barrels that led them to be dumped into the ocean in the first place.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
The shore of Flushing Bay has long been seen as a wasteland, a view that came true over the century in which New Yorkers dumped their coal ash and garbage there.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Islanders couple up while looking to survive re-couplings and avoid being dumped from the villa.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Since the show airs in real time, fans will also be able to vote for their favorite couples to determine who stays and who gets dumped from the villa.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Their remains were often dumped in thickets or submerged in sewer lines around Nairobi, police said, per AFP.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Here, they’re treated like sweet potatoes or cabbages, dumped by the dozen into large plastic bags, or piled into car trunks waiting for sale.
—Haicen Yang, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
Within a month, IXL laid off all of the dictionary’s full-time lexicographers and dumped most of its freelancers.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Gutleben stressed that questions still loom over the widespread effects of the alkaline waste, as well as what mix of chemicals lie within the barrels that led them to be dumped into the ocean in the first place.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
The shore of Flushing Bay has long been seen as a wasteland, a view that came true over the century in which New Yorkers dumped their coal ash and garbage there.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Islanders couple up while looking to survive re-couplings and avoid being dumped from the villa.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Since the show airs in real time, fans will also be able to vote for their favorite couples to determine who stays and who gets dumped from the villa.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Their remains were often dumped in thickets or submerged in sewer lines around Nairobi, police said, per AFP.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Here, they’re treated like sweet potatoes or cabbages, dumped by the dozen into large plastic bags, or piled into car trunks waiting for sale.
—Haicen Yang, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumped
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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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Those with any sign of fungal disease or pest activity should be placed in a plastic bag and discarded.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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While traditional wisdom may say to avoid white linen pants after Labor Day, fashion-forward travelers ditched that antiquated rule years ago.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Sep. 2025
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Kendall Jenner has ditched her clothes for multiple Calvin Klein underwear campaigns and has been working with the brand for years.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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From there, the product would be unloaded, securely packaged, and transported to the cartel’s stateside distributors.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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Since the beginning of the year, Green, who is CEO and chairman, has unloaded more than one million shares of the company worth nearly $200 million (pretax).—
Gigi Zamora,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Smaller dogs showed more nighttime activity and higher stress hormones in their early shelter days, and, on average, all canines lost about 5 percent of their body weight during the first two weeks.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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In Kimetsu, anger and sadness over what has been taken away or lost, and the strong desire to protect what’s dear to you, drive the battles.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Dumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumped. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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