FLUNG (OFF OR AWAY) Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

flung (off or away)

verb

Definition of flung (off or away)

past tense of fling (off or away)

as in discarded

to get rid of as useless or unwanted he flung away the used matchstick flinging off dirty clothes

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Responses with the error were discarded, as were voters who had already been attempted, and quotas were reset.

— New York Times, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Technologies, markets, laws and cultural assumptions all determine what is discarded, what is kept and why.

— Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of discarded

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Kahn’s heirs unloaded the place in 1939, a few years after his death, and it was chopped up over the years to serve as retirement housing for city workers, a military training compound, and a boarding school, per Forbes.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2026
No one exhaled until the cargo was unloaded, unswaddled, and confirmed to be in one piece.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of unloaded

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Meanwhile, Pitt ditched his signature whimsical style for a classic black suit moment.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026
The Boston Globe’s story about what happened when a lesbian bar in western Massachusetts ditched its mask mandate is worth the price of a subscription.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of ditched

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The neighborhood/area The fishing village of Conca dei Marini remains a lovely reminder of what this whole coast was once like—sleepy, charming, lost in time.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
In the latest case, a 15-year-old boy lost a hand Monday in an incident involving a police stun grenade.

— NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

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