SLOUGHED (OFF) Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

sloughed (off)

verb

variants also sluffed (off)

past tense of slough (off)

as in lost

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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But having an awards show that celebrates television presented on a streaming platform behind a pay wall would be a major symbolic statement that traditional viewing on the networks has lost its cultural relevance.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Officers said the vehicle traveled to the right and struck a curb and a tree, splitting in two and catching fire, after the driver lost control.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of lost

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This strategy also helps employers get to know phenomenal candidates whose applications are going to accidentally be rejected by the ATS and AI systems.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
The Alliance rejected accusations of greenwashing at the time, saying its mandate was to identify scalable collection, sorting and recycling solutions and that projects operating at the edge of commercial viability would not all succeed.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of rejected

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On the night before everything came to an end, a cold front dumped about an inch-and-a-half of rain on New York City.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026
But she was abruptly dumped toward the end of the season, anyway, with three episodes still left to film.

— Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of dumped

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Hundreds of thousands of Americans rushed to donate blood to the 9/11 survivors, but much had to be discarded because most victims died immediately.

— Veronica Bravo, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Authorities say officers recovered a pistol and rifle on the scene and are surveying the park to see if any other weapons were discarded.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

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