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also sluff (off)
as in to lose
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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The Celtics lost to Orlando early in the year, but swept the final three meetings between the two teams.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026 -
Overcrowding, strong winds and rough seas caused the vessel to lose control and sink, the agencies said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Hezbollah strongly rejected the talks.—
Tucker Reals,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Weinstein’s precipitous downfall came after the New Yorker and The New York Times published explosive investigative reporting in late 2017 accusing him of habitually preying on women from his powerful perch in Hollywood and blacklisting those who rejected him.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Polls show voters give him poor marks on the issue and are leaning toward dumping his Republican allies in the forthcoming midterm congressional elections.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The bike dumped onto its side, throwing both riders, state police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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Javier Assad bounced back after allowing nine runs on 11 hits against the Phillies in his previous outing last Monday by tossing 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The way the Met has chosen to deal with this is to toss the Vatican frescoes onto all four walls of a side room via projector.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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They were eliminated from playoff contention with six games to spare, a decrease of 13 games from last year.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Hot sleepers know the feeling of tossing, turning, and sweating through too-warm bedding especially well, but the proper seasonal bedding can eliminate this issue.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Americans throw away millions of dollars in coins every year, literally treating them like trash.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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Even a smaller household throwing away a fraction of that is losing real money, and on a fixed income, that matters.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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Temperatures are going to be summer-like the next several days in the Philadelphia region, so ditch the coat and replace your wardrobe with shorts, T-shirts and flip flops.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Jasmeet’s ongoing internal battle between his traditional Canadian-Sikh family values and his life as a nationally-famous YouTuber continue to collide, in one scene ditching an event celebrating his online success and in another heading out on stage to roaring studio fans.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Be sure to properly discard all smoking materials.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Slough (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slough%20%28off%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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