variants
or 86ing
as in dumping
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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Gacy admitted dumping other victims in the Des Plaines River after running out of space.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025 -
Clark County Water Reclamation District (CCWRD) claims that, this summer, Boring Company employees refused to stop dumping drilling fluids when inspectors arrived at its project site near the center of town and directed them to stop, according to the violation.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Bay and La, along with Pah Reh, 21, and Luh Reh, 23, were arrested and charged with murder after Kaing was killed by bullet from a nearby shooting while unloading food from her car outside her Xenia Street apartment complex on July 15, 2022.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
6 Nov. 2025
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Studies conducted in recent years have shown that women in heterosexual couples predominantly take on the brunt of domestic tasks—managing the family’s calendar, unloading the dishwasher, feeding pets.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Let the masks sit for 10 minutes under the eyes, discarding after use and patting in excess serum.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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She is accused of killing her 39-year-old boyfriend, David Carter, dismembering him then discarding his body parts along I-75 near Hancock, Ohio in September 2018.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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And Gen Zers are leading the charge in ditching paper for plastic.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Weekends have a different vibe altogether — wedding parties, Bay Area couples ditching the Central Valley heat, city dwellers chasing a calmer scene.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Buffalo Bills followed up an impressive win over the Kansas City Chiefs, their long-time AFC nemesis, with an almost inexplicable flop against the Miami Dolphins in Week 10, losing 30-13 on the road.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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When considering improvement, Berzin suggests focusing on changing the ratio of muscle to fat rather than simply losing weight.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Eighty-sixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eighty-sixing. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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