dumping 1 of 2

as in removal
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless the dumping of last year's fashions by the garment manufacturers

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dumping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of dump

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Recent Examples of dumping
Noun
In response, the city erected a barrier to the site, and the dumping and damage stopped. Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Love Island star Jeremiah Brown has made his first comments about his intense relationship with fellow contestant Huda Mustafa after his shocking dumping from the show. Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 25 June 2025
Verb
Gabriel was among at least nine people killed across several states after a rash of deadly storms ripped through the central US, spawning dozens of tornadoes, dumping more than a foot of rain and leaving catastrophic flooding. Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025 Some Tesla owners are dumping their cars. Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dumping
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumping
Noun
  • The journey showed the world what an impoverished group of tribes accomplished — the removal of four dams that were literally poisoning the river downstream — and what new tasks lay ahead that these young people will someday perform.
    Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
  • These products are meant to enable composable architectures for easy addition, removal and reconfiguration of devices such as GPUs, AI accelerators and memory modules to meet the needs of AI workflows.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • McIlroy played it safe, leaving himself a big target and a lob wedge.
    Time, Time, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Or even, hypothetically, without leaving the dance floor.
    James Dinh, Billboard, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Since tariffs have previously been quantified and Dover has tools at its disposal to offset the impact, the company should be able to navigate any potential disruption.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 July 2025
  • In particular, this implies speeding up the preparation of credible countermeasures, by mobilizing all the instruments at its disposal, including anti-coercion, if no agreement is reached by August 1st.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • After steeping, strain the mixture, discarding the solids into a bowl.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Refrain from discarding live charcoal onto the ground and leaving it.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Only the 2021 Hawks (15-21 | 26-10), 2023 Lakers (21-27 | 22-12) and 2024 Mavericks (25-27 | 25-5) had losing records against non-losing teams and made the conference finals.
    Zach Harper, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The Royals played in the Division Series, losing to a Yankees team that itself had come off a mediocre 82-80 season to win the pennant.
    Tim Britton, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025

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“Dumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumping. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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