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
The designer, who is eighty-six, looked a bit like a ship captain, in a navy blazer embellished with gold buttons.
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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 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
Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eighty-six
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If your bulbs feel squishy, discard them.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Oct. 2025
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Non-reusable textiles (otherwise known as NRTs) are of particular interest, underscored by ACT UK’s report that the region discards 740,000 metric tons of NRT every year.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's most recent analysis from June estimates 16 million Americans will lose their health care coverage by 2034 due to the cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Many argue that Japan is at risk of losing its way of life, or that Japanese workers are being edged out of jobs.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers have ditched that for a new cutter.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Their underground campaign ditched the standard teaser, trailer, poster and TV spots approach for a single cryptic billboard, a mysterious telephone number, and a trail of online breadcrumbs to entice fans to figure out the mystery of the film.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Sep. 2025
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The decision to scrap an access-all-areas documentary — as revealed by The Athletic in July — also curtailed what could have been a valuable source of income.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Textiles have been one of the biggest beneficiaries of AGOA and, by some estimates, up to 300,000 jobs could be at risk if AGOA were scrapped.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Each branch is fully coated for a realistic look of snow, and shoppers say the flocking won’t shed throughout the season.—
Shea Simmons,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Plants shed their leaves and prepare for winter dormancy, giving way to new life.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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The letter also called for the return of mandatory standardized testing in university admissions and for universities to report the anonymous scores and grades of accepted and rejected students.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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In a June ruling, a three-judge Kansas Court of Appeals panel rejected Kobach’s arguments in no uncertain terms.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Eighty-six.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eighty-six. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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