fling (off or away)

verb

Definition of fling (off or away)next
as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted he flung away the used matchstick flinging off dirty clothes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fling (off or away)
  1. dump
  2. discard
  3. unload
  4. ditch
  5. lose
  6. throw away
Verb
  • Stocks rebounded to end a turbulent election week, which saw investors dumping companies tied to the artificial intelligence infrastructure build-out after Democrats flipped the House and Senate and some key gubernatorial seats.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Organizers staged demonstrations outside Tesla showrooms and urged investors to dump shares of the company’s stock.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of dump
Verb
  • While the company works on a solution, Hunt Arsenal advises customers to set affected products aside and not return or discard them until further instructions are provided.
    — Erik Barber, Outdoor Life, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Officers located and detained Stein in the area, and after a search, found a mini camera that had been discarded in a nearby trash can, police said.
    — Breaking News, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of discard
Verb
  • Although the crew unloaded about half of the cargo, a crack in the hull ultimately caused the ship to sink, leaving thousands of tonnes of explosives on the seabed.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • My mother lived in senior housing so the kind delivery person would even unload the groceries and put them away.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of unload
Verb
  • The Watch Fit 27’s design is slightly different than the Watch Fit released last year, ditching the fabric strap in favor of a silicone band.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Her plan to ditch her small-minded ex-husband (who doesn’t appear in Season 2) doesn’t include sitting for rounds of speed-dating or waiting out a relationship that may never end.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of ditch
Verb
  • Days after losing the governor’s race by a wide margin, Republican Steve Hilton argued Thursday his campaign should serve as a template for future GOP tickets and hinted at a potential second run for governor.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • There is no tension between expectation and reality, no concrete regret or achievement, no shift in perspective, nothing gained or lost.
    — Vrinda Jagota, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of lose
Verb
  • Then, retailers in Estonia, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Sweden were targeted in similar attacks that resulted in millions of Euros' worth of spoiled food being thrown away.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Los Angeles plans to add 65 public trash cans in Koreatown after tenants raised concerns about a shortage of places to throw away trash.
    — Hanna Kang, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of throw away
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“Fling (off or away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fling%20%28off%20or%20away%29. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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