eighty-sixed

verb

variants or 86'd
past tense of eighty-six
as in discarded
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 Synonyms for eighty-sixed
  1. discarded
  2. dumped
  3. ditched
  4. unloaded
  5. lost
Verb
  • Alas, this compact between viewer and moviemaker is discarded in most contemporary comic book movies.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
  • While the business of cosmetically modified, futuristic-looking pets remains in its infancy, animal rights groups worry that eventually the creatures will be created, sold and later discarded in crowded municipal shelters.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of discarded
Verb
  • The concern is that I would get emotionally involved with this girl too soon after being dumped.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Real people went outside and dumped buckets of ice on their heads, ostensibly to spread awareness of a neurodegenerative disease.
    — Matt Carlstrom, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of dumped
Verb
  • Disney then ditched the movie, offloading it to the scrappy Relativity Media — sound like a familiar trajectory?
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
  • For the ceremony, the bride and groom ditched their uniforms for formalwear.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of ditched
Verb
  • Two batters later, Seiya Suzuki unloaded a three-run home run to left field that was the difference.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Once unloaded, that flour went on pallets and was stored in the warehouse and then loaded on ships to be sent overseas.
    — DP Opinion, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of unloaded
Verb
  • By this stage, Villa had already lost two physios and its head of medical services, Arnaldo Abrantes, to Arsenal.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Fifteen customers by Fall Creek near Pendleton also lost power.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of lost
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