variants
also sluffing (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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John Pulskamp finished with four saves to help Sporting KC (1-2-1) earn its first victory of the season while putting an end to a seven-match losing streak on the road dating to last season.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026 -
The Celtics extended the Wizards’ losing streak to 11.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Taiwan’s defense ministry expressed its thanks for the authorization, rejecting opposition claims the plans were opaque.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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The young butterfly teaches his mother important lessons in accepting others and not rejecting them based on their color.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
12 Mar. 2026
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Textile waste is a huge and burgeoning problem, with Americans throwing away up to 17 million tons of clothing each year.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Your choices basically come down to selling, donating, or throwing away or recycling.—
Maggie Gillette,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2026
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For decades the Fayetteville production site of Chemours, a DuPont spinoff, has been dumping GenX into the river.—
Patrick Sisson,
Scientific American,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Dolphins reached an agreement with Willis a few hours after dumping Tagovailoa — who later agreed to a one-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons — and incurring a record $99 million hit on their salary cap.—
Schuyler Dixon,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Winter can be tough on houseplants, but don't go throwing out a dead-looking plant just yet.—
Alexandra Jones,
The Spruce,
21 Feb. 2026
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But talking loudly and throwing out numbers that give the impression of action without many of these actions taking place are not what a respectable leader does.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Cornhole toss Set up the sturdy cornhole boards and get to tossing the eight all-weather regulation bean bags.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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So was Korea’s top pitcher in pool play, tossing five innings of one-run ball over two appearances (one start).—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Trump has said the war is aimed at eliminating Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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In other words, eliminating them from the animal kingdom would be like yanking an entire tier of Jenga blocks out of the middle of the tower.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Sloughing (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloughing%20%28off%29. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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