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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
Daniel Popper, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
When in doubt, skip the sign-up or use a throwaway email.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Zhao did another pass to condense it, pick the things to keep and throw away.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
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Verb
TruMedia has a stat called splash plays, which includes sacks, tackles for loss, pressures leading to a throwaway, run stuffs and batted passes.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
When in doubt, skip the sign-up or use a throwaway email.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
An Arkansas woman almost threw away a winning lottery ticket with a big prize.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Zhao did another pass to condense it, pick the things to keep and throw away.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwaway
Verb
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Callie, the hottest person at Seattle Grace, went through so much turmoil and humiliation in her relationships prior to that, including, but not limited to, being cheated on by her husband and being dumped by a newly out lesbian who couldn’t handle her being bisexual.—
James Factora,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
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Old Nazi warheads and US warships have been reclaimed by a new army of diverse marine life, as scientists uncover how nature has made use of the munitions and fleets that ended up dumped in waterways during the two world conflicts.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Kelly spent about an hour answering questions from students.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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In addition to the Reddit account, the Steam profile appearing to belong to Jahn pointed to the life of an avid gamer, with over 10,000 hours spent playing games like Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead 2, and Rust.—
Jack Moore,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The castaways include a Washington.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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The premiere will introduce viewers to the cast, the castaways will build shelters and early alliances, the first immunity challenge will take place and first tribal council will see the first person get voted out.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Tennessean looked at weekly circulars from more than a dozen stores, including Middle Tennessee staples like Aldi, Dollar General, Food Lion, Kroger, Walmart, Sprouts, Whole Foods, Publix, Costco, Sam's Club, Save A Lot and Piggly Wiggly.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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Mold, discoloration, or excessive oil separation (if processed) are signs it should be discarded.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
20 Sep. 2025
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This is where Mancuso staged and discarded Dick Friedken’s body.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Indonesian gymnastics has lost one of the nation's finest sons.—
Victoria Beaule,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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If a player is left in a room, they will be stuck there, losing a point each round, until another player returns to the room to release them.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In recognition for his outsized role on the show, Broder was immortalized with a cameo as the guy knocking on the Cheers bar door in the final seconds of the series finale.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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One of the males then mated with the female for 63 seconds, before the second male did the same, lasting 47 seconds.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Eve’s love story continues to captivate fans who are hoping to ditch the frogs and ride off into the sunset with their own successful Prince Charming.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
22 Sep. 2025
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Now, the Nuggets are ditching one of their training camp signings early.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Throwaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwaway. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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