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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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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Recent Examples of jettison
Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
The video embedded below shows the moment of payload fairing jettison.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2024
Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 6 May 2025
None Neither McNamara nor Kroeger, from South Carolina, has actually kicked in an NFL game, though the Jets felt good enough about this duo (for now, at least) to jettison Thomas Morstead.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Noun
People who know her describe Su as a shrewd strategist who invests in talented people and jettisons those who aren’t pulling their weight.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
The video embedded below shows the moment of payload fairing jettison.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
Future draft capital and top prospects were jettisoned to build a $100 million war machine.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 6 May 2025
None Neither McNamara nor Kroeger, from South Carolina, has actually kicked in an NFL game, though the Jets felt good enough about this duo (for now, at least) to jettison Thomas Morstead.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jettison
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The plan would aim to fund the removal of 1 million immigrants annually and house 100,000 people in detention centers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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On May 23, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's ruling that said the removal of books based on their content likely violated patrons' First Amendment right to access information.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
Verb
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The ruling Liberal Democratic Party contends that opening royal status to commoners is just one step down a path that will ultimately lead to the abandonment of patrilineal legitimacy, ultimately discarding the sacred Y chromosome.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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Maggie's phone was discovered discarded beside the road outside the gates of the estate. Feb. 2, 2023: Footage emerges of Murdaugh in two different outfits on the night of the murder Evidence surfaced that Murdaugh changed his clothes at some point in the evening.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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If Public Public companies have the most tools at their disposal to execute on a scalable btc treasury approach.—
Alexander S. Blume,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The discovery of three huge, unexploded bombs dropped by the U.S. airforce during the conflict led to 20,500 people being moved out of the blast radius to safety as bomb disposal experts dove in.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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Credential dumps from breached companies are traded daily on the dark web.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Police accused the man of dumping a large container of eggs on his head in front of the Ralph’s Italian Ice in Centereach on the night of April 29.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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More than 300 streetlights were improved or added, 40 police cameras were installed, 180 tons of litter and dumping were cleaned up, and 17,688 linear feet of sidewalks were added, among other improvements.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2025
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His outreach, captured visually in a handshake with the Chinese leader, came even as Ms. von der Leyen and the leadership of the European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch, continue to demand assurances from Beijing that the dumping would not accelerate.—
Michael D. Shear,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Aid groups are unloading food and other critical supplies in the Gaza Strip, after a monthslong blockade that has put children at risk of famine.—
Anna Mulrine Grobe,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 May 2025
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Once Devon can unload caretaking duties for Bruce (their father), Simone says life is going to get really good for her.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
22 May 2025
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Join Amazon shoppers in ditching their name-brand sneakers for these comfortable pairs of running shoes starting at $43.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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Sunrun shares have plunged nearly 26% this year and more than 52% over the past year, as traders ditch clean energy names under the Trump administration.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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Water depth - The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2025
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Rosado, 52, is an urban planner and former North Bay Village manager who previously ran for the District 4 seat in 2017, losing to Reyes.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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