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
  • Trump’s prioritization of deportations has changed how ICE is operating and more than doubled the number of deportation officers nationwide, leading to more arrests and removals.
    — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Federal law restricts systematic voter roll removals within 90 days of a federal election.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of removals
Verb
  • When Georg discards the item and it is found by the police, Fritz is summoned to Westhofen to identify it.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • If that prediction is wrong, the processor discards the work, although traces can remain behind.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 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
  • Down the street, metal striking concrete rattles the air as a repairman unloads a ladder.
    — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In the ad, Yang unloads on his therapist, played by comedienne Ana Gasteyer, about his guilt over gatekeeping a really fantastic beauty product from the group chat.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 25 Sep. 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
  • Similarly, places that rely on natural snow, like Monarch Mountain and Wolf Creek Ski Area, don’t set open dates until Mother Nature dumps a healthy helping of powder.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026
  • How Monster Depicts the Borden Murders Their first attempt involves serving the couple oysters in May, when the series says the city of Fall River dumps its sewage over the oyster beds, contaminating the shellfish with potentially fatal bacteria.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of dumps
Verb
  • Costco ditches its Kirkland beer Pope Leo XIV, who grew up listening to popular American television preacher Archbishop Fulton Sheen, praised his fellow Illinois clergyman as an inspiration today on the eve of Sheen’s beatification.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Treat standing water − such as retention ponds or drainage ditches − with a mosquito larvicide.
    — Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of ditches
Verb
  • BetMGM is offering new users a chance to bet on today’s game and earn up to $1,500 if your first bet loses when using promo code FOXNEWS.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • But what begins as a bold and daring attempt to broach progressive issues in a notoriously conservative society ultimately loses its nerve, acquiescing to a number of eyebrow-raising narrative compromises.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of loses

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“Jettisons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jettisons. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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