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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McIlroy at least steadied himself after losing the lead.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026 -
The overwhelming grief of losing a child became even worse when a detective gave her a notebook from Audree’s locker.—
Meena Duerson,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Trump has criticized European countries for rejecting or hesitating to get involved in the war with Iran.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2026
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Questionable fee calculations, bait and switch practices and rejecting measures to improve transparency are not ways to earn that support.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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An employee began cleaning immediately and throwing away contaminated food.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Tossing the carcass is like throwing away free groceries.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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That goal came moments after a penalty to Oliver Kapanen expired, a penalty that came as a result of Arber Xhekaj failing to gain the red line before dumping the puck in to get a change in, resulting in an icing.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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He was then seen flying over large crowds of protestors and dumping brown liquid on them in what appeared to be Times Square in New York City.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Suárez also made a nice sliding grab on a Luke Keaschall ground ball in the seventh when the Twins (11-9) had a pair of runners on, popping quickly to his feet and throwing out a hustling Keaschall out to end the threat.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
18 Apr. 2026
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Fermin helped Márquez through a two-walk fifth inning, which got him in position for his second straight win, by throwing out Jake McCarthy trying to steal second base.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Suarez was excellent on Friday, tossing eight shutout innings to deliver the best start by a Red Sox pitcher so far this season.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
18 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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The plan includes 90 minutes of downtown parking for just $1, eliminating fees for new builds and remodels and extending the Entertainment Zone across all of downtown.—
Brittney Ermon,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Thune maintains there is still considerable opposition within the conference to eliminating the filibuster, even as the GOP widely supports the measure.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Sloughing (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloughing%20%28off%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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