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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flung (off or away)
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Once Trump’s real objective was fulfilled — gain access to Venezuela’s oil — the cartel charge was discarded.—
Evandro Cruz Silva,
The Dial,
10 Feb. 2026 -
After caring for Gabriel for two and a half months, Weaver felt as though she’d once again been used and discarded—this time by the state.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors argued the gait of a person who walks with a limp can be seen in one of the people in the surveillance video from the homicide scene and the site where the SUV was dumped.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated February 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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Then in quick succession, a storm dumped a blanket of snow over the Southeast that lingered for days as temperatures plunged again.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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Gloria Martinez and Miguel Hernandez, along with their 2-year-old granddaughter, were among the regular walkers who got to see the goats being unloaded.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Waugh fired one bullet that struck Chaudhry, then unloaded several more into his body, witnesses told police.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
2 Feb. 2026
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Back in October, Anderson ditched her famous blonde hair for a copper red hue for a role in an upcoming film—and Lee apparently asked her to go back to blonde in time for his wedding.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
11 Feb. 2026
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And though Victoria’s Secret had previously ditched its runway show, Super has re-energized it.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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That is often lost in the myth of baseball in Denver.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2026
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Of course, the circumstances for why each band lost their personnel varies, such as illness (Mick Jones), death (the 1977 Skynyrd airplane crash), and the inevitable need for retirement.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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His former colleagues say they’d be shocked if Rieder threw away his role to become a simple loyalist.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Hurts threw away the subsequent third-and-12.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Flung (off or away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flung%20%28off%20or%20away%29. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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