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throwaway

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noun

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Recent Examples of throwaway
Verb
When in doubt, skip the sign-up or use a throwaway email. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025 The idea that this idiot could just casually walk through a rift in space to get to an infinite closet was just an absurd throwaway gag in the first season. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
Don’t throw away your shot to see the original cast of the Broadway hit. Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 From the outside, that must sound ludicrously harsh, even if Leverkusen were winless across those matches, losing to Hoffenheim and throwing away a 3-1 lead (with a man advantage) to draw 3-3 in Bremen on Saturday afternoon. Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for throwaway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwaway
Verb
  • The last is dumping iron dust into the Southern Ocean to provoke phytoplankton blooms that would suck heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, a move that set off a backlash when an American entrepreneur tried it off Canada in 2012.
    Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
  • For years, the expanse of dirt and weeds had served as a convenient location for locals to dump trash.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ford dropped it from the Explorer’s retail lineup, but continues to offer it in police vehicles, which benefit from its ability to power AC and other accessories without running the engine when parked, as patrol vehicles often spend lots of time doing.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • California’s legal fight to get those funds back–which hadn’t been spent–will take months if not years to resolve.
    Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Fantastic Four is a close second, sure, but Florence Pugh leading a group of depressed villain castaways was the film that really felt like more of a return to form for the MCU.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The spot is owned by Julie Fairweather, the mother of season 49 contestant Shannon Fairweather, and fan-favorite six-time castaway Boston Rob bartended there before going on the CBS show.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Though Gaudí’s fund-raising circular had specified the cross’s appearance, and the model in the warehouse had survived, how to actually build it and which materials to use had been up to Faulí and his team.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to weekly sales available in circulars, discounts in the Giant Eagle mobile app, and grocery and fuel rewards through a loyalty program, the spokesman said Giant Eagle will be working with suppliers to explore all opportunities to maintain and reduce costs.
    Kevin Williams, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Remove steak from marinade, discarding the jalapeno slices.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • After taking the necessary photos, consumers should discard the fridge according to local and state regulations.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Many journalists don’t want to lose access and are subject to coercion and intimidation that can influence their reporting.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • One side will win, and one side will lose.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the Bay State, Caitlin Nugent scored first and Mia Francis tallied the second to lead Braintree to a 2-0 victory over Milton.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Then rookie center Dominique Malonga completed a three point play that propelled the Storm up by one point, 84-83 with 31 seconds remaining.
    Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The solution is to ditch the floss and get an oral irrigator.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Gap, Pizza Hut and Tropicana are just a few companies that tried new logos only to ditch them after poor responses.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Throwaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwaway. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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