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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
Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
Worries crop up about donating or throwing away the wrong item and clothes piles can quickly accumulate on the floor.
—Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 26 Jan. 2026
Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2025
That throwaway answer anchors a much deeper story about 3I/ATLAS's age.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Dec. 2025
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Verb
When the blooms finally wilt, don’t throw away the bulbs.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
Worries crop up about donating or throwing away the wrong item and clothes piles can quickly accumulate on the floor.
—Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
Match that with Fackham Hall‘s singular sense of British humor, at times even with the throwaway lines more subtle than, say, Marlon Wayans’ Scary Movie jokefests.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2025
That throwaway answer anchors a much deeper story about 3I/ATLAS's age.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw away
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Colleyville Heritage dumps Argyle in 2 OTs Colleyville Heritage got a hugh lay in by Sameer Johnson at the fourth quarter buzzer, off an assist by Dmauri Evans, to tie the game at 48 allowing the Panthers to subdue Argyle 57-51 in double overtime on Thursday.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Packers could certainly dump Banks and move Jenkins back to left guard.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Conservative talk radio has long dominated the commutes of California Republicans, many of whom once spent their mornings reading local newspaper opinion pages that leaned right.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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But the Rabelaisian playwright and novelist developed a deep interest in French literature, nourished by a transformative period spent living in post-war Paris.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Being chosen to participate in such a landmark season is a dream and knowing all the castaways that did not make it here is humbling.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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The cafe’s opening in the 305 is pegged to the 50th season of the iconic series, in which a group of castaways in a remote location are forced to fend for themselves while the world watches.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Tennessean looked at weekly circulars from more than a dozen stores, including Middle Tennessee staples like Aldi, Dollar General, BJ's Wholesale Club.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Dec. 2025
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Shoppers would camp outside of stores, paper circulars in hand, eagerly awaiting the chance to bust down some doors and save a ton of cash.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
29 Nov. 2025
Verb
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So are discarded fishing nets and all sorts of mesh that can stop a drone from hitting its target.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Trim and discard any tough portions of the bulb, then halve, remove and discard the core.—
Kate Williams,
AJC.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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The United States lost around 57,000 troops in the Korean War and 47,000 during the Vietnam War.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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In Maye's case, getting there in just his second season, the notion of going from 4-13 to Super Bowl participant reminds us that the door is open next year, even for clubs with losing records in 2025.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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But Texas responded with a jump shot by Booker and layups from Harmon and Carlton in a span of 37 seconds.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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Rutgers star guard Tariq Francis, who already had 26 points, dribbled around half court with seconds to go.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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After the election of a neofascist politician named Derek Beackon to the local council in 1993, the LPA released a pamphlet with the headline nazi occultists seize omphalos.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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While the photos on the pamphlets are anodyne—cheerful workers on assembly lines—the text offers a dire warning of looming job cuts, accusing Germany’s traditional unions of selling out workers.—
William Wilkes,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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