slough (off)

verb

variants also sluff (off)
Definition of slough (off)next
as in to lose
to get rid of as useless or unwanted finally sloughed off the depression that had been weighing him down for months

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slough (off)
  1. lose
  2. reject
  3. dump
  4. toss
  5. eliminate
  6. throw away
  7. ditch
  8. discard
Verb
  • The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimates that over a million children have lost food benefits since July 2025, when the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The Buffaloes lost seven of their final eight games, including a 53-7 loss to Utah and a 52-17 loss to Arizona.
    — Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of lose
Verb
  • Metcalf credits his unusual durability with an unusual ability to reject himself.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In 2024, the court rejected an emergency request from Nicaragua to order Germany to halt military and other aid to Israel in Gaza, but the 16-judge panel declined to throw out the case altogether.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of reject
Verb
  • By the time Warners dumped it into theaters, however, too many bad feelings had accumulated between the executives and Ferrara for anyone to have much incentive to make the picture a success.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Auger-Aliassime was moving lethargically, not showing a lot of energy, dumping water on his head during changeovers to cool down.
    — Lukas Weese, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of dump
Verb
  • Royals Manager Matt Quatraro gets tossed after umpires reverse a run scoring balk taking away a run from the Royals.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
  • But on a recent day, Aly was salvaging bricks from his razed home, tossing the good ones in a pile to sell to construction companies.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of toss
Verb
  • Fitness testing eliminated NHL players were accustomed to returning from summer to a grueling set of tests from their teams.
    — Chris Johnston, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Bring up the unnecessary and wasteful government programs that should be eliminated.
    — Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of eliminate
Verb
  • Employees beverages without lids were on prep tables; beverages were thrown away.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The slew of eateries at Pavilion Road are just a stone’s throw away, and the hotel is a short stroll from the design shops and boutiques of King’s Road and Sloane Street.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of throw away
Verb
  • The Buffaloes ditched chasing transfers who were former four- and five-star high school athletes from blue-blood programs who had yet to be consistent contributors at the college level.
    — Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Understatement rather than flash, over-the-top ditched in favor of restraint.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of ditch
Verb
  • By then, however, the pastries could no longer be sold and had to be discarded, Pierre told the Sun Sentinel.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Process signals locally, trigger an action and then discard the raw data.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of discard
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“Slough (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slough%20%28off%29. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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