as in to discard
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
just jettison that plan, because we know it won't work
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as in removal
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless
with his ship rapidly sinking, the captain ordered a last-ditch jettison of much of its cargo
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Recent Examples of jettison
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
The fighting appeared to jettison immediate prospects of a wider ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
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Jane Arraf,
NPR,
4 June 2026
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
13 Aug. 2025
These changes include severable mechanical and fluid connections for the engine section to jettison from the rocket, plus a heat shield and parachute to safely bring the engines back for an ocean recovery downrange from the launch pad.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Scary Movie 5 jettisoned most of that, keeping only Zucker and screenwriter Pat Proft on the writing team and tapping Scary Movie 3 stars Simon Rex and Charlie Sheen for new roles.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
The fighting appeared to jettison immediate prospects of a wider ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
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Jane Arraf,
NPR,
4 June 2026
Noun
The tower and fairing assembly, which fit over Orion like a protective shell, include thrusters for abort and jettison of the spacecraft, as well as attitude control (steering) for anomalies that require the spacecraft be quickly and safely separated from SLS.
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Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
13 Aug. 2025
These changes include severable mechanical and fluid connections for the engine section to jettison from the rocket, plus a heat shield and parachute to safely bring the engines back for an ocean recovery downrange from the launch pad.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jettison
Verb
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Once everything is clean, discard the next few batches of ice before resuming use.
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Nationally, the survey found that 43% of respondents always or usually discard food near or past the date on the label, up from 37% in 2016.
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The congresswoman also pointed to the dissent of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, who suggested that race played a role in the administration's decision-making process regarding the removal of Haitians.
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If someone does not have a final order of removal, then there's a removal proceedings process and that starts with them being issued a notice to appear before an immigration judge.
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Plum Island beaches in Newburyport, Massachusetts are closed after 60,000 gallons of wastewater were accidentally dumped into the Merrimack River on Thursday.
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By the end of the debate, about 150 men dressed in Indigenous costumes, their faces smeared with soot, stormed to a nearby wharf and dumped a literal boatload of tea into the water.
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Firefighters had to stop work temporarily after explosions took place and an ordnance disposal unit was brought in to continuously assess the situation, German news agency dpa reported.
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Firefighters had to be temporarily stop after explosions took place and an ordnance disposal unit was brought in to continuously assess the situation, German news agency dpa reported.
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There is no scrapeable archive of how to grasp a wet cup, unload a box that sags in the middle, fold a towel, or help an older adult out of a chair.
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The port attributed the declines to shippers wanting to unload cargo at a first or second port call to get ahead of any tariff deadlines.
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It’s often viewed as a dumping ground for human refuse — out of sight, out of mind — and it is structured to prevent prying eyes.
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Instead, the excess space becomes a dumping ground for more items, leaving the space looking cluttered and messy.
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Starmer ditched some of his predecessor’s more left-wing policies and apologized for antisemitism that an internal investigation concluded had been allowed to spread under Corbyn.
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There are many reasons for this – not the least of which is that ditching the pilot and the cockpit itself opens up the opportunity to not only simplify the design of the aircraft, but also free up valuable cargo space and reduce weight.
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But every time Panama loses possession, Croatia is ready to take up residence in the attacking third.
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The shelf-stable meals are designed to help families whose children lose access to school lunches during the summer months.
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“Jettison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jettison. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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