SLOUGHING (OFF) Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

sloughing (off)

verb

variants also sluffing (off)

present participle of slough (off)

as in casting (off)

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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In one instance, McGregor pressured the City Council into revoking support for the controversial Interstate 77 South toll lanes project at the threat of losing the caucus’ endorsement, according to multiple council members.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026
Flávio is the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently serving a 27-year and three-month sentence under house arrest for plotting a coup d’état after losing the 2022 presidential election.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of losing

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Kim Yo Jong issued a statement Friday rejecting Seoul’s demand for an apology.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
David Peck, Pourharton’s attorney, told the Town Plan and Zoning Commission that his client’s business has created no reason for rejecting the request, noting that GG hasn’t been the scene of arrests or police activity.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of rejecting

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For Brashares, letting go of her kids’ and husband’s old clothes always felt a little like throwing away more than tattered items.

— Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
The New York Sanitation Department is telling New Yorkers to stop throwing away their needles the wrong way.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of throwing away

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The account provides helpful context for understanding the public drama of Musk suddenly dumping Shivon Zilis, his most recent partner and the mother of four of his kids.

— Sheelah Kolhatkar, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
This high salt content complicates conventional whey processing, while the combination of salt and a large amount of organic material also makes simply dumping the stuff a bad idea.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of dumping

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Christian Yelich then cracked a 107 mph line drive up the middle, where Bogaerts went down to his knees to field it on a short hop and scampered to touch second base before throwing out Yelich at first to end it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
For The Times) Norasingh continued tattooing while throwing out-of-pocket jazz shows on the side.

— Mary Carreon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of throwing out

Verb

By eliminating the Braves without needing the full five games, the Dodgers afforded themselves three days off, rather than one, before the league championship series.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Consistently blowing past the treat line doesn’t automatically mean eliminating the category.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of eliminating

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