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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1
as in leaving
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 unloading
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 dumping
Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
Our cases involve senior scams and identity theft; abusive debt collection practices; deceptive loans; costly automatic renewal contracts; false advertising; price gouging and false weights for food items; and environmental violations such as toxic dumping.
—Summer Stephan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
The founder of Citrini Research was unexpectedly thrust into the global spotlight after his 7,000-word Substack post went viral by feeding into Wall Street’s worst fears right when investors were dumping the stocks of any company at risk of being displaced by artificial intelligence.
—Miles J. Herszenhorn, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Investigators believe some may have been committed by serial offenders, while others could be unrelated crimes linked to the same dumping grounds.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
Our cases involve senior scams and identity theft; abusive debt collection practices; deceptive loans; costly automatic renewal contracts; false advertising; price gouging and false weights for food items; and environmental violations such as toxic dumping.
—Summer Stephan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
The plants may also be dumping excess sugars on sunny days, lacing this sweetness with aromatic chemicals to prevent harmful bacterial overgrowth.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
The founder of Citrini Research was unexpectedly thrust into the global spotlight after his 7,000-word Substack post went viral by feeding into Wall Street’s worst fears right when investors were dumping the stocks of any company at risk of being displaced by artificial intelligence.
—Miles J. Herszenhorn, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumping
Noun
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In both cases, no explanation was given for their removal.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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The fourth program, Shoreline’s Community Care employment program, hires individuals on the street to do jobs like street cleaning, sidewalk sweeping, graffiti removal, landscaping, trash removal, and custodial and janitorial work.—
Reyna Huff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Cotter received a two-minute penalty for goaltender interference, and Shesterkin and Markström were given two-minute penalties for leaving the crease and five minutes for fighting.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Lee Ginsberg is leaving film and television public relations firm Ginsberg / Libby to become an independent awards consultant.—
Marc Malkin,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this month, a 55-year-old Missouri man died after unloading a vehicle from a car hauler on Gratiot Avenue near 10 Mile Road in Eastpointe.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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In San Martin that day, a helicopter landed, unloading between 20 and 30 soldiers who entered a property and detained five people who had been sowing grass and tending to pastures, the complaint said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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The President has, in ICE, a quasi-authoritarian force at his disposal.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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State law requires them to take landscape waste to composting facilities and pay disposal fees.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Papperger, who became CEO in 2013, even considered ditching the weapons business and turning Rheinmetall into an auto-parts supplier.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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The threat of Sacramento heat also played a major role in the A’s ditching early plans to install artificial turf, which would have created a hotter playing field but had been intended to better withstand the wear and tear from hosting both Athletics and River Cats game.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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But selling the store is tantamount to discarding his story.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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The only key requirement is making sure the box is empty and clean before discarding.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
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But adding regular walking helps signal the body to maintain lean tissue while losing fat.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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And the league nearly got five teams there, with Michigan State losing a tight contest with UConn on Friday night.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Dumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumping. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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