as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
bad habits are hard to shuck off
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If an Islander isn’t chosen, this often means that they have been dumped from the island.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026 -
Watch parties became a go-to event for fans to observe their favorite contestants, make up, break up or get dumped from the island.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Once the inside of the glass is duly coated with crème de violette, invert entirely to discard excess.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
6 June 2026
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But because neither company can be certain the other will hold the line – and because being left behind is not a good option – the rational choice is to discard safety measures.—
Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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Instead, when the lorries arrived with more beer, the Scots hopped aboard and helped unload the kegs themselves.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Down in the pit, on a raw October night in 1966, one of the giant haulers was unloading its tonnage when the pistons of its dump bed seized up.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Soriano mostly ditched his four-seam fastball late in the outing and tried to rely on his splitter and knuckle-curve.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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City birds ditch nature Male bowerbirds do not help raise young.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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The past few seasons have all been about Amanda wanting to open up and find her own voice, but here her voice is once again getting lost in the roar of someone else.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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Phelan also suggested that there is a faction of Republicans who would not vote for Paxton under any circumstances, and warned that under those conditions, Republicans could lose their edge in the state's legislature and judiciary.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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“Shuck (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuck%20%28off%29. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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