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as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
I should throw away that torn shirt
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as in to spend
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 throwaway
Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 July 2025
Continuing her renaissance after The Last Showgirl, Anderson displays impeccable comic timing, never leaning too hard into a line when her breathy throwaway delivery can land a bigger laugh.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Someone finally had the nerve to throw away the cord.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Shanks admitted to spending the entire music budget on the rights to it, which speaks to the great importance he’s placed on a throwaway pun.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 July 2025
Continuing her renaissance after The Last Showgirl, Anderson displays impeccable comic timing, never leaning too hard into a line when her breathy throwaway delivery can land a bigger laugh.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
Noun
And that shouldn’t mean an entire life thrown away, Reid says over and over with his actions.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Someone finally had the nerve to throw away the cord.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwaway
Verb
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Nearby, medical waste had been dumped by the waters, and police had to rope the area off until it was cleaned up.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Most of Carroll’s voters have been dumped into a district that includes a big chunk of Baltimore County, which is as Democratic as Carroll is Republican, and far more populated.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Ignore for a moment that spending consecutive weeks in Ireland and England is likely to drain the team of energy.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Beijing has long lacked the enforcement procedures to crack down on investors who spend at least half the year in China but evade a 20% tax on overseas income.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Association of Voice Artists of India (AVA) is more active than ever, issuing circulars and organizing forums for artists in their quest to spread awareness about how to survive and demand fair wages in an environment of uncertainty.—
Zico Ghosh,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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Up until 1994, the U.S. Naval Observatory routinely issued special circulars in advance of major solar eclipses.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Walmart quickly recalled the affected products at the agency’s direction, advising customers to discard lot numbers - 8005540-1, 8005538-1 and 8005539-1.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Walmart similarly advised customers with the products in their possession to discard them.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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If the Sojourner Truth museum is forced to shut down, a host of youth engagement programs could also be lost.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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With less than 30 seconds on the clock, cornerback Ethan Robinson blitzed Lions quarterback Henson Hook and managed to come down with a game-sealing interception.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Miami Dolphins ventured to Detroit for their second preseason game and won, 24-17, as rookie cornerback Ethan Robinson had the play of the game with a dramatic leaping interception with 22 seconds left at the Dolphins’ 20-yard line.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Mark Shapiro, president and chief operating officer of UFC parent company TKO Holdings, says UFC has wanted to ditch the PPV model since the beginning of negotiations with potential partners in February.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have renewed their Netflix deal in a major boost for the couple after there were reports that the streamer was moving to ditch them.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Current federal funding runs through the end of his fiscal year, September 30.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
15 Aug. 2025
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The exhibit, which will run through Nov. 23, contains a trove of artifacts that go well beyond old documents, pictures and knickknacks.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Throwaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwaway. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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