sloughing (off)

verb

variants also sluffing (off)
present participle of slough (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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloughing (off)
  1. losing
  2. rejecting
  3. throwing away
  4. dumping
  5. throwing out
  6. tossing
  7. eliminating
Verb
  • But at this point, many SEC administrators would rather find out by getting a win or by losing and then moving forward with that knowledge.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The tropical cyclone reached Category 5, defined by sustained winds of 157 mph or greater, overnight Friday before losing some of its steam and settling into Category 4’s limits of sustained winds of 130 to 156 mph by Saturday.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of losing
Verb
  • At first, all 15 countries have the same colored ballot slips for the straw polls, so no one knows who is supporting or rejecting a candidate.
    — Tim Backshall, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2026
  • There is still time for Americans to create a new apogee before America 300 by rejecting the lies, insecurity, and ignorance endemic of the last quarter-century.
    — Michael E. Neagle, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of rejecting
Verb
  • The New York Sanitation Department is telling New Yorkers to stop throwing away their needles the wrong way.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Residents described throwing away food, shelling out for generators and sending their children away to family.
    — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of throwing away
Verb
  • The days of dumping out your water bottle before airport security could be numbered.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Tax-loss selling for retail investors Mutual funds aren't the only investors who can benefit from dumping their losers as the end of the year approaches.
    — Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of dumping
Verb
  • This included a fake product placement for the sauce in an episode of Bosch and one of the actors throwing out the first pitch at a minor league baseball game.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
  • How much are fines for throwing out needles improperly in NYC?
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of throwing out
Verb
  • Philippine Coast Guard via AP Images of nighttime rescue efforts showed Coast Guard personnel tossing life jackets to survivors as the ferry burned in the background.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • But in Denver and New York, Lock struggled with interceptions, including tossing a league-high 15 during the 2020 season and five in 2024.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of tossing
Verb
  • The Cuban government announced some of those key measures became law, including eliminating a cap on the number of employees and allowing direct access to foreign trade.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The value is in eliminating or reducing steps, gaps, handoffs and even roles.
    — Chris Burchett, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of eliminating
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“Sloughing (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloughing%20%28off%29. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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