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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 Lions were a laughingstock of the NFL and made the playoffs three times from 2000-20, losing in the wild-card round each time.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025 -
Bernie Madoff Bernie Madoff, infamous for the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history, lost a personal net worth estimated at $823-$826 million before his 2008 downfall.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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On May 16, Brown appeared in Manchester Magistrates’ Court, where Judge Joanne Hirst rejected his bail request.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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To compound the embarrassment, Arsenal fan group Ashburton Army had raised more than £12,000 to fund their own tifo, which the club rejected (fans who had donated were refunded their money).—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Compost it or dump it in the trash in a sealed bag, but never put the starter—or sourdough dough for that matter—down the drain.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 May 2025
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When the beating ended, the group loaded Ortiz into the bed of a pickup truck and dumped him in a ditch, the station reported.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 May 2025
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But, during his walk to first, Williams tossed his bat aside and nodded his head.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2025
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The tornado tossed a tree through the back windshield of Bernstein’s blue Chevrolet Cavalier but spared most other cars parked on the street.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
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Otherwise, people could end up eliminating outperforming funds from the outset.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Others honored at the event included Peggy Gillespie, co-founder/director of Family Diversity Projects, a national nonprofit organization devoted to eliminating discrimination.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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In real life, most would-be Proud Boys don’t have cunning, progressive housemates who will throw away their gun parts.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
8 May 2025
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Westbrook scored 18 off the bench and was a huge contributor during a gritty third quarter, when Denver shaved a 14-point deficit to five despite Jokic picking up a dangerous fourth foul — and David Adelman throwing away his challenge in an effort to overturn it.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
5 May 2025
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After ditching his family game night, Justin attends a party with his best friend Darius (Niles Fitch) and crosses paths with Keisha for the first time since elementary school.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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In this edition…OpenAI ditches those for-profit transition plans…Google is giving children under 13 access to its chatbot…and 250 CEOs are proposing computer science and AI be required curriculum for a K-12 education.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
6 May 2025
Verb
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Make sure to discard salsa that was left out at room temperature for over two hours, especially on hot days.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
15 May 2025
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Today, House Republicans will move promptly to discard it.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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“Slough (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slough%20%28off%29. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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