threw away

verb

past tense of throw away
1
as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted I should throw away that torn shirt

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2
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 affidavit against the suspects alleges the teens threw away Erving’s phone and clothing, ABC News and CBS News reported. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 Lin-Manuel Miranda threw away his shot to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw away
  1. discarded
  2. spent
  3. dumped
  4. lost
  5. unloaded
  6. ditched
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  • In 2015, the last year fishing was allowed around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, the longline fishing fleet caught and discarded more than 7,000 sharks.
    — NPR, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Russia’s answer to the Artemis program is to develop its own Russian Orbital Station, using modules from the International Space Station after it has been discarded, which would act as a gateway for lunar exploration.
    — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026
Definition of discarded
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  • Volkwine, lead foreman for Pivot Custom Skate Parks, a division of American Ramp Company, and his team have spent much of the last year helping to bring Idaho’s newest and biggest skate park to life.
    — Noah Daly July 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 July 2026
  • Baresi is regarded as an AC Milan icon, having spent his entire 20-year career with the club, winning six Serie A titles and three top European trophies, and captaining the team for 15 seasons before retiring in 1997.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Definition of spent
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  • The Swannanoa River, across Highway 70 from Barker's street, rose to historic levels after Hurricane Helene dumped intense rainfall on the Appalachian region, after the area had already been hit by a storm just days before.
    — Ginger Zee, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The wind whips up sewage dried to a powder that's been dumped for years onto an arid riverbed near the fishing settlement of Rehri Goth, on the outskirts of the Pakistani port city of Karachi.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of dumped
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  • Conductor Nathalie Stutzmann made a convincing case for an unwieldy composition whose autographed score was given by Wagner's daughter-in-law, Winifried, to Hitler and lost in the destruction that ended World War II.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The date stood out to Browning, who’d lost thousands in anticipated shillings when 584 steerage and 253 second-class passengers chose drowning in a Canadian river over registering at one of his boarding houses near the port of Liverpool.
    — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of lost
Verb
  • Continue reading … DIGITAL'S NEWS QUIZ — Who unloaded on Sophie Cunningham fans?
    — , FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • The team that has looked mostly hapless at the plate the last two months unloaded eight singles, seven home runs, four doubles, two walks and, on Christmas In July Night at Progressive Field, a partridge in a pear tree.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of unloaded
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  • And Democrats denounced a 6-3 decision gutting a key section of the Voting Rights Act and another that ditched one of the few remaining checks on money in politics.
    — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • Since my last review, Happn has overhauled its premium tiers, added AI tools, and ditched its desktop version, but the mobile app still shines.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 28 July 2026
Definition of ditched

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“Threw away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20away. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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