as in removals
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless
the dumping of last year's fashions by the garment manufacturers
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Recent Examples of dumpings
Though the case has drawn attention because of Delvey's notoriety, all three women maintain that such rabbit dumpings happen all the time.
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Tabitha Parent, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Tabitha Parent, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumpings
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In Washington state, dam removals on the Elwha and White Salmon rivers reopened habitat that had been inaccessible for migrating fish for about a century, allowing Chinook, coho, steelhead and lamprey to return.—
Zeb Hogan,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
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Beebe joins a growing list of public land advocates documenting the removals.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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In fact, plumbers don’t put much faith in disposals at all.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2026
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The department says of the 3,077 full inspections this year, 349 of them involved food disposals.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
20 Nov. 2025
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“Dumpings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumpings. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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