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as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
I should throw away that torn shirt
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as in spent
to use up carelessly
if you buy a high-end computer, you'll just be throwing away money on a bunch of features you'll never use
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Recent Examples of threw away
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.
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
Then Reed Sheppard threw away the ensuing inbound pass, leading directly to a tying 3 from LeBron James.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Some customers are sticking with film Recently, Shanebrook threw away his last Carousel slide projector trays.
—Marcia Greenwood, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Year after year, for more than a decade, the Northern Irishman threw away chances at completing the career grand slam.
—Doug Ferguson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Elizabeth Williams could not understand why the city threw away her tent, her laptop and all her medications — twice.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Johnson threw away the inbound pass to start the quarter, and Oklahoma City cashed in with an open 3-pointer to cut the lead in half.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
The Lakers started 1 for 8 from 3-point range, falling behind by double-digits when Jarred Vanderbilt threw away an inbounds pass to complete back-to-back 3-pointers from O’Neale and Jalen Green for a 43-33 Phoenix lead.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
His former colleagues say they’d be shocked if Rieder threw away his role to become a simple loyalist.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
Then Reed Sheppard threw away the ensuing inbound pass, leading directly to a tying 3 from LeBron James.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Some customers are sticking with film Recently, Shanebrook threw away his last Carousel slide projector trays.
—Marcia Greenwood, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Year after year, for more than a decade, the Northern Irishman threw away chances at completing the career grand slam.
—Doug Ferguson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Elizabeth Williams could not understand why the city threw away her tent, her laptop and all her medications — twice.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Johnson threw away the inbound pass to start the quarter, and Oklahoma City cashed in with an open 3-pointer to cut the lead in half.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
The Lakers started 1 for 8 from 3-point range, falling behind by double-digits when Jarred Vanderbilt threw away an inbounds pass to complete back-to-back 3-pointers from O’Neale and Jalen Green for a 43-33 Phoenix lead.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
His former colleagues say they’d be shocked if Rieder threw away his role to become a simple loyalist.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw away
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Detectives later found that the items had been discarded in a retention pond behind the restroom.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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Participants will bring old or discarded screens, monitors, tablets and smartphones to investigate the intersections of material, design and data.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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Toomey spent an afternoon with Hulst in his final weeks.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Crow and Creepy, the call signs of two soldiers from the 24th Mechanized Brigade, have spent 344 and 334 days respectively, non-stop, in frontline dugouts.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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If an Islander isn’t chosen, this often means that they have been dumped from the island.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Good's body was dumped in the alleyway last Thursday when Liza Ridley took a Lyft from her home in Mayfair to Kensington, according to prosecutors.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Verb
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The Portland Trail Blazers took them to five games, the Minnesota Timberwolves (an ailing team) took them to six games, and the Thunder lost in seven.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Past Republican efforts to quickly override state AI laws appear to have lost momentum, setting up a complex future battle.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
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Usyk dropped Verhoeven with roughly 20 seconds left in the 11th, Verhoeven beat the count, and when action resumed Usyk unloaded a flurry.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The car was unloaded ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which the company later announced was canceled due to weather conditions.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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Soriano mostly ditched his four-seam fastball late in the outing and tried to rely on his splitter and knuckle-curve.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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At the age of 63, after years of wanting to let her silver hairs go wild, the actress finally ditched the dye with the encouragement of her two daughters.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 May 2026
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“Threw away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20away. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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