sloughed (off)

verb

variants also sluffed (off)
past tense of slough (off)
as in lost
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 sloughed (off)
  1. lost
  2. rejected
  3. tossed
  4. dumped
  5. discarded
  6. threw away
Verb
  • Wang said that Silicon Valley has lost some of its appetite for founders who build hardware products, shunning the longer development cycles and less return upside, compared with AI applications, as well as inevitable supply chain hurdles.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • The last-place Angels have lost seven consecutive games, tying their longest losing streak of the season.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of lost
Verb
  • In June, a federal judge ordered Baldoni and his production company to pay Lively’s attorney fees related to his unsuccessful defamation lawsuit against her, but rejected her bid for additional damages.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • More than any other aspect, the hydration breaks have demonstrated that simply creating more commercial opportunities does not necessarily create better marketing as fan discussion has overwhelmingly rejected the match breaks.
    — Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of rejected
Verb
  • This comes as the ex-Apprentice host on July 3 tossed some praise Clinton’s way in a book reading event with Second Lady Usha Vance on the latter’s podcast.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 July 2026
  • This creator tossed on an oversize button-down and chunky bauble necklace for an effortlessly cool long-weekend look.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Definition of tossed
Verb
  • Behind them is Erling Haaland on seven, but the Norwegian was dumped out of the competition by England on Saturday so won’t be getting his hand on any trophies this summer.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
  • Rodríguez rejected social media reports alleging that rubble was being dumped into the Caribbean Sea, insisting the government intends to recycle much of the material.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of dumped
Verb
  • According to police, detectives determined that Roper and the juvenile were present when Erving drowned but failed to report the incident and later discarded some of his belongings.
    — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • The utility offered to give investigators access to the trash containers where the pole was discarded, Kushner wrote, but the commission declined to inspect them.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of discarded
Verb
  • His mother, Amie Walden, said the family immediately threw away its wire grill brush after learning what caused the injury.
    — Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • The Giants got a gift run against Meyer in the second when shortstop Otto Lopez threw away a potential double-play ball hit by Arraez.
    — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
Definition of threw away
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“Sloughed (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloughed%20%28off%29. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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