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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 throw away
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 22, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Tired of throwing away a $3 sponge every week.
—Jamie Thilman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
The Bulls mostly picked up throwaway, expiring deals at the deadline, but that wasn’t the case with Ivey.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
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Verb
California littering laws Need to throw away trash with no trash cans around?
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 22, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Tired of throwing away a $3 sponge every week.
—Jamie Thilman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
The first Monday of the term was always a throwaway.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
The Bulls mostly picked up throwaway, expiring deals at the deadline, but that wasn’t the case with Ivey.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw away
Verb
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The Level 5 accident dumped radioactive contamination across Europe and it is thought that traces of isotope iodine-131 may have caused several hundred cancer diagnoses.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Next to it was one of the vast open spaces where the city of Ottawa carted and dumped the snow removed from city streets—a vast mountain range of gray-white that survived into the heat of early summer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Roony has spent the season in Yamal’s shadow, making just eight starts.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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And its matches total state dollars spent at the time on Medicaid, Goodman noted.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Viewers got to watch 24 castaways—four of whom came from previous seasons of Australian Survivor, three of whom have appeared on other reality TV shows, and 17 brand-new contestants—live on emote islands, compete in challenges, and vote each other off the show.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
28 Apr. 2026
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Carving out a little lane of their own is ØWay, a supergroup of castaways big enough to fill every position on a baseball field.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
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Canada’s largest lender also plans to increase annual compensation for its board directors by 22% to C$415,000 per year following a review by an external consultant, Royal Bank said in its annual proxy circular, filed Thursday.—
Christine Dobby,
Bloomberg,
5 Mar. 2026
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Look for items on sale via the weekly store circular.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And, while most people don't regularly watch VHS tapes anymore, discarding tapes with family memories on them might leave you with some regret.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
26 Apr. 2026
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One thing that the Loverboy founder discarded was a fellow cast member leaking it, as phones have to be tucked away behind a pillow.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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Educators were fired for making insensitive comments about him on their personal social-media accounts; a firefighter in Toledo lost his job for posting a derisive eulogy on Facebook; various airline employees were suspended for disparaging Kirk online.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Gray added that both players agreed to lose the game in exchange for $10,000 to $15,000 in payments each.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Kapanen silenced the raucous sellout crowd at Honda Center 38 seconds after the opening faceoff with his fourth goal in four games.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The molecule is activated with hydrogen peroxide, and the micromotors move the particle at 7 micrometers per second.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Officers found guns and a pamphlet about crowd control in his carry-on bag — and a plan for a mass casualty event.—
Claudia Lauer,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Fascist propaganda in Italy did the same, with the regime’s ideas spreading through newspapers, pamphlets, and broadcast-ing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Throw away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20away. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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