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also sluffs (off)
as in loses
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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Centre-back Konate scrambles across to cover, but loses the one-v-one against Igor Jesus.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025 -
The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Dec. 2025
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Taiwan’s government rejects China’s sovereignty claims, saying only the island’s people can decide their future.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
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There’s already wide agreement within the denomination that its faith statement rejects the appointment of women as senior pastors who lead churches.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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But then that tree dumps a huge load of leaves onto your property.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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Drescher played Fran Fine, a former bridal store worker in Flushing, Queens, who ends up working as a nanny for a rich Manhattan family after her boyfriend dumps her.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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At The Happy Crane, Parry gives the char siu treatment to rich Iberico pork jowl, steams and grinds his own rice for the crab rice roll, and tosses Monterey abalone and Jimmy Nardello peppers into a smoking wok with XO sauce.—
Becky Duffett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 June 2026
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The Royals suffered another crushing defeat and are now 16-15 in 2026 when their pitcher tosses a quality start.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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Last season, Penn State was a few throws away from reaching the national championship game, leading at halftime but falling to Notre Dame 26-23 in the Orange Bowl.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Top headlines 🗑️ The average American throws away food worth that much each year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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The body discards the mRNA after it's used.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
6 Aug. 2025
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Federal funding should never subsidize a practice that discards human beings.—
Christopher Hale,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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However, factoring in the consumption of baryons in the form of dead star matter and their conversion to dark energy in the CCBH hypothesis eliminates this non-physical mass headache.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The investment in anticipating problems eliminates the need to solve them reactively.—
Tarun Galagali,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Our rendition ditches the marshmallow topping in favor of a delicious pecan streusel.—
Brennan Long,
Southern Living,
10 Dec. 2025
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After spilling her drink, Wilson finally ditches the idea of warming it up, grabs a carton of milk and a bottle of Hershey’s syrup from the refrigerator and pours both into her mouth.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
3 Dec. 2025
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“Sloughs (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloughs%20%28off%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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