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jettisons 1 of 2

noun

plural of jettison
as in removals
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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jettisons

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verb

present tense third-person singular of jettison
as in discards
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 jettisons
Noun
The mesmerizing evolution reaches its peak when a quivering guitar solo jettisons into view. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
Homecoming’s joyful coming-of-age story jettisons some of the old clichés (no one needed to see Uncle Ben’s death again) while still maintaining the personal elements that make Spidey so moving. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 The production, co-directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, jettisons the animal masquerade for a different kind of drag extravaganza. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 Ultimately, Franco jettisons his characters for the sake of unearned plot twists that leave the viewer feeling only icky. — Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2026 The show, documented with the live album In the Blue Light, jettisons the skittering, moonlit electronics of the star’s back catalogue, softening stark arrangements formerly designed to hug the vocalist like a wintry chill. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025 However, the action jettisons tough decisions down the road. — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Martel jettisons multiple drones into the sky overlooking the Chuschagasta native landscape in northern Argentina, acquiring the effect first of zoomed-in satellite footage, then of something more voyeuristic and frightening, adopting the viewpoint of colonialism itself. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jettisons
  1. removals
  2. discards
  3. disposals
  4. unloads
  5. dumpings
  6. dumps
  7. ditches
  8. loses
Noun
  • The Supreme Court required adequate notice to permit habeas challenges, but removals had already begun.
    — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The recent surge in removals came after a dramatic drop, brought on by both the pandemic, when child welfare cases decreased overall, and an edict imposed by Daniel Little, then-leader of the county’s Department of Family and Children’s Services.
    — Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of removals
Verb
  • If that prediction is wrong, the processor discards the work, although traces can remain behind.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The solution lies in circular economies, where Asia alone discards $91 billion in unrecovered metals annually.
    — Rob Kaplan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of discards
Noun
  • The settlement noted that when notified by the district attorneys of the unlawful disposals, Terminix cooperated and quickly responded to prevent further violations of disposal and privacy laws.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor and Industry laws and regulations, as well as Philadelphia’s Board of Education, also require accurate inventory records and periodic updates of asset locations, additions, transfers and disposals.
    — Kathryn Blackman, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of disposals
Verb
  • Stitt pushes and unloads the heavy cart while Bayless guides the way with their list, checking off household staples like bottled water, sugar and toilet paper.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Tennessee coach unloads on NCAA suspension Speaking on Tuesday before the Vols open Fall camp, head coach Josh Heupel did not mince words on the NCAA's punishment of a 2-game suspension for the linebacker.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of unloads
Noun
  • Those two, plus Sean and Beatriz, have been the only non-Casa dumpings of the season.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 3 July 2026
  • Hosted by Ariana Madix, the reality show follows a group of young singles searching for love, with new bombshell arrivals and sudden dumpings from the Fiji villa keeping the hopefuls on their toes.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2026
Definition of dumpings
Verb
  • Parks and Rec says anyone who illegally dumps could face fines totaling $5,000 per piece of material.
    — Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Using the same spoofing method as in the Silver attack, the attacker dumps Chrome's process memory and extracts the master key that protects the passkey's private key.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of dumps
Verb
  • Treat standing water − such as retention ponds or drainage ditches − with a mosquito larvicide.
    — Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Both hikers and mountain bikers swear by Mae Simmons Park, and the trail network offers great views and wild terrain that ditches the conventional walking paths of most city hikes.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of ditches
Verb
  • New characters are introduced, many interesting details are offered, yet the narration never loses its focus, every sentence adding to the characters’ mounting sense of powerlessness in the face of such a tragic death.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The vision of a puppet bird in flight loses a lot of its beauty when there’s a stage full of people milling about under it.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of loses

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“Jettisons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jettisons. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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