as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
bad habits are hard to shuck off
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The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026 -
As a result, most of this plastic barrier packaging is discarded to landfills as single-use materials.—
J. Carson Meredith,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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The next thing the woman remembered was waking up in the middle of Pacific Coast Highway, where she was dumped south of Warner Avenue, Farnell said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
14 Mar. 2026
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The water would be dumped into the Niespodziany Ditch, a tributary of the Kankakee.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
14 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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New gun safety measures became law in Michigan two years ago, requiring gun owners to keep unattended weapons unloaded and locked with a locking device or stored in a locked box or container if a minor is present.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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As a teenager in the late ‘70s, Rivera often ditched classes.—
Sammy Loren,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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The builder also ditched its original plan to send traffic into a neighboring development and will donate two wells to the neighboring English Hills subdivision, representatives of the builder told the board Monday night.—
Joe Marusak
March 17,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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Dallas lost in regulation for the first time in nearly two months, a 6-3 loss to Utah, two nights ago.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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Adelson says Colorado has lost hundreds of breweries, wineries and distilleries over the last five years and the bill would cause more to close.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Shucked (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shucked%20%28off%29. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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