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
Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 5 Mar. 2026
Though Sam successfully jettisoned dozens of hostages off the train, ensuring their safety, there are still over 100 passengers on board.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 8 Aug. 2025
West Ham’s hierarchy often jettison managers when their Premier League status becomes precarious.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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Verb
But there was a real risk some of the impact debris jettisoned off the moon could have sliced up several Earth satellites.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 5 Mar. 2026
Though Sam successfully jettisoned dozens of hostages off the train, ensuring their safety, there are still over 100 passengers on board.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
The Trump administration’s budget proposal jettisons not only ERASE MM but a slate of programs known as the Safe Motherhood initiative, which aims to reduce risks such as premature births and infections that affect mothers and infants.
—Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 8 Aug. 2025
West Ham’s hierarchy often jettison managers when their Premier League status becomes precarious.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jettison
Verb
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Constructing his earliest works from castoff two-by-fours, Mosley soon progressed to carving small figures and from there to using a chisel and gauge to shape larger abstract forms from fallen logs of hickory, cherry, and sycamore discarded by the city’s parks department.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
8 Mar. 2026
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Strain into a rocks glass and garnish with drops of Angostura Bitters and a lemon peel, discarded.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Mar. 2026
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According to De Bremaeker, the mother, who had received a removal order, was on a supervisory check-in when she was detained.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Recent moves — including the removal of sanctions on Malian junta officials — suggest Washington is actively rebuilding ties with these military-run nations.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The fiery atmospheric reentries of satellites would be a source of pollution, too, dumping significant amounts of vaporized metal and plastic into our planet’s fragile upper atmosphere.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
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The volunteer cleaning teams found sofas, mattresses and other items dumped illegally on the streets and behind businesses.—
Staff report,
Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There are, like, a lot of countries who have a lot information and a disposal and intel community is very well developed across all the NATO formats.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Instead of loud music, dark rooms and flashing lights, the store offers a quiet space with chairs, a carpet, some hummus and wine and a collection of books at your disposal for at least an hour.—
Sofia Zarran,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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That’s language more commonly used to unload credenzas on Facebook Marketplace than to solicit Broadway backers.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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And frankly, where was this courage in 2023 when Payton unloaded on Wilson at Detroit?—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026
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Although Burdette and others have worked to expose the extent of PFAS pollution and a consent agreement was put in place in 2019 to reduce Chemours’s dumping, the company was cited for violating the consent order in 2021, and is actively seeking to expand production at its facility.—
Patrick Sisson,
Scientific American,
9 Mar. 2026
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Once the world’s leading producer, it was bankrupted by China’s price dumping.—
Markos Kounalakis,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This Jim Crow-era murder musical is the best kind of smart filmmaking, a barn-burner about religion and art and race that ditches the speeches for scenes of action and romance.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Gooden ditched his internal combustion engine vehicle over a year ago and said days like these reinforce that decision.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The markets lose millions, maybe more, each time somebody in the press asks President Trump a question.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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For a few minutes, Hollywood lost its collective mind.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Jettison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jettison. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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