variants
or 86
as in to discard
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
decided to eighty-six his birth name the minute he arrived in Hollywood
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Recent Examples of eighty-six
On Tuesday, eighty-six climate scientists delivered a four-hundred-page response to a Department of Energy report from July which had attempted to show that global warming is no big deal.
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Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
At High Meadow, Rex Stout grew a hundred and eighty-six varieties of iris on three acres.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
From the unfinished novel The Woman from Nowhere Editor’s Note: The author Charles Portis, who died in 2020 at the age of eighty-six, published five novels, of which the most well known are Norwood (1966) and True Grit (1968).
—Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
At High Meadow, Rex Stout grew a hundred and eighty-six varieties of iris on three acres.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
From the unfinished novel The Woman from Nowhere Editor’s Note: The author Charles Portis, who died in 2020 at the age of eighty-six, published five novels, of which the most well known are Norwood (1966) and True Grit (1968).
—Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eighty-six
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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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In mahjong, four players draw and discard tiles with different suits, numbers and Chinese characters.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Ayman Soliman, a former hospital chaplain, has been detained by immigration authorities since July after losing his asylum status.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Those agreements provide a significant source of revenue for Google and broad access to its services, although the company had proposed ditching those contracts as a potential remedy in the case.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Dual Front mode Rainbow Six Siege ditches turn-taking to let players attack and defend simultaneously.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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The cruise line previously scrapped stops there until October, amid ongoing violence in the country.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Bayrou called the vote in a bid to push through an unpopular 44 billion euros savings plan that includes scrapping two public holidays and freezing spending.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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An investigation by corruption specialist lawyer Natalia Volosin, published in Noticias magazine, sheds further light on businessman Leonardo Scatturice's dealings.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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How does this series shed new light on the day-to-day lives of deaf people?—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Several world leaders have already rejected the plan and insisted that the only solution is the creation of a Palestinian state once Hamas hands over the hostages and a new Palestinian government takes over.—
Michele Chabin,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Shi seemed confident that Strand Larsen, who was keen to join Newcastle United before the deadline, will knuckle down despite Wolves rejecting two bids.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Eighty-six.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eighty-six. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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