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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloughing (off)
  1. losing
  2. rejecting
  3. throwing away
  4. dumping
  5. throwing out
  6. tossing
  7. eliminating
Verb
  • Losing the controller connection does not automatically mean losing GPS navigation.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • As California's wetlands disappear, the risk of losing the cultural knowledge and traditions tied to these ecosystems increases.
    — Conor McGill, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of losing
Verb
  • Or maybe voters weren't rejecting the idea of a wealth tax per se.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 10 Nov. 2026
  • In a small win for the defense, Sullivan issued a separate ruling rejecting the prosecution’s request for a gag order that would bar Clancy’s lawyers from speaking with the media about the case.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of rejecting
Verb
  • Many butterfly and moth species lay pupae in leaf litter, so throwing away leaves each fall may be getting rid of these beneficial insects, too.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Advertisement For her, the environmental cost of throwing away food matters more than the bag used to save it.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of throwing away
Verb
  • Retail clients at BofA, meanwhile, were net sellers for the fourth straight week, dumping roughly $2 billion in stocks.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026
  • For season three, FX and Hulu should release episodes weekly, instead of dumping the whole thing on the table at once.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of dumping
Verb
  • As the board deliberates, Wall Street analysts and traders on prediction-market platforms are throwing out names of possible successors.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • But the panel of judges questioned whether that argument was enough to justify throwing out the conviction, since FECA was only one part of the state's overall case.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of throwing out
Verb
  • In the second quarter, Jack Fox lined up to punt before tossing an 11-yard pass to Tay Martin, which gave Detroit the ball at the 41.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Check The Care Label First Before tossing your comforter into the washing machine, check the care label.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of tossing
Verb
  • The technology is rapidly transforming the way people work, in part by eliminating some of the busy work and tedium of manual workflows, freeing up time for employees to focus on more complex issues.
    — S. Sorrina Beecher, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • His concern is whether eliminating the category is the most effective way to address potential risks.
    — Evan Moore November 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of eliminating
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“Sloughing (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloughing%20%28off%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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