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dumpings

noun

plural of dumping
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 Those two, plus Sean and Beatriz, have been the only non-Casa dumpings of the season. — Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 3 July 2026 Hosted by Ariana Madix, the reality show follows a group of young singles searching for love, with new bombshell arrivals and sudden dumpings from the Fiji villa keeping the hopefuls on their toes. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2026 Though the case has drawn attention because of Delvey's notoriety, all three women maintain that such rabbit dumpings happen all the time. — Tabitha Parent, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumpings
  1. removals
  2. disposals
Noun
  • The Supreme Court required adequate notice to permit habeas challenges, but removals had already begun.
    — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The recent surge in removals came after a dramatic drop, brought on by both the pandemic, when child welfare cases decreased overall, and an edict imposed by Daniel Little, then-leader of the county’s Department of Family and Children’s Services.
    — Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of removals
Noun
  • The settlement noted that when notified by the district attorneys of the unlawful disposals, Terminix cooperated and quickly responded to prevent further violations of disposal and privacy laws.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor and Industry laws and regulations, as well as Philadelphia’s Board of Education, also require accurate inventory records and periodic updates of asset locations, additions, transfers and disposals.
    — Kathryn Blackman, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of disposals

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“Dumpings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumpings. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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