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throw away 1 of 2

verb

Definition of throw awaynext
1
as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted I should throw away that torn shirt

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2
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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throwaway

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noun

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as in castaway

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as in circular

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Recent Examples of throw away
Verb
They delete emails, scroll past social media ads, recycle direct mail and throw away product packaging. — Drew Holmgreen, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 At Local Ocean, the daily catch comes directly from the local boats, just a stone’s throw away in the Bay. — Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
Jeremiah Martin had a quarterback hurry on third down, forcing a throwaway. — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 The building happens in the routine meeting, the throwaway comment, the small disagreement, the decision about whether to credit someone whose contribution was easy to overlook. — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for throw away
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw away
  1. dump
  2. spend
  3. castaway
  4. circular
  5. discard
  6. lose
  7. second
  8. pamphlet
Verb
  • By dumping pro-Palestinian Macklemore from his tour, apolitical Ed Sheeran is suddenly political, argues news and culture critic Lorraine Ali.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • How Monster Depicts the Borden Murders Their first attempt involves serving the couple oysters in May, when the series says the city of Fall River dumps its sewage over the oyster beds, contaminating the shellfish with potentially fatal bacteria.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of dump
Verb
  • Home-server owners will already understand the attraction, and the pro’s solved this ages ago but spent a lot more than this.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The president responded by saying his administration wouldn't spend the $257 million appropriated by Congress on renovating the building unless the building also bears his name.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of spend
Noun
  • Meet the 'Survivor' 51 castaways Are there any players from Michigan on 'Survivor' 51?
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • On Survivor, the strongest castaways are often eliminated early because they are perceived as threats.
    — Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of castaway
Noun
  • First is a transition from a circular to a linear view of time and history.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Bureau withdrew the relevant circulars and has partially paused supervision in this area.
    — TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of circular
Verb
  • Its two outer booster engines were discarded during flight, while the central sustainer continued operating and later helped the converted Atlas launch John Glenn into orbit.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Any Weather Mac is designed to be sustainable from how it’s made to how it’s discarded, with the company taking steps to make sure the product won’t end up in a landfill.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of discard
Verb
  • New characters are introduced, many interesting details are offered, yet the narration never loses its focus, every sentence adding to the characters’ mounting sense of powerlessness in the face of such a tragic death.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • And last Sunday, in these pages, Coulter lamented losing his unfettered discretion on where to shelve books.
    — Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of lose
Noun
  • But the Knights didn’t take long to respond in the second half, as Watson took a handoff and raced 64 yards unfettered for his second touchdown of the game, giving UCF a 27-24 lead eight seconds into the third quarter.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Northwestern got on the board first when Chiles scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 43 seconds to play in the first quarter.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of second
Noun
  • In advance of that meeting, letters, pamphlets, and articles started to fly around the nation, debating the meaning of Judaism and the place of the Jews in America.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • As far as our genetic library goes, the Y chromosome seems like a mere pamphlet.
    — Mike McRae September 20, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026
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“Throw away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20away. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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