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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
Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
The pizzas should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase for a refund.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 May 2026
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
Audiences needn’t know the specifics of the film’s story — or the onslaught of cultural throwaway jokes — to get the narrative gist within the madness.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Any watermelon that has visible mold should be thrown away.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
The pizzas should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase for a refund.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Noun
The scene is almost a throwaway in terms of the narrative.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
Audiences needn’t know the specifics of the film’s story — or the onslaught of cultural throwaway jokes — to get the narrative gist within the madness.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw away
Verb
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The sewage would then be ground up by a pump inside the sump and lifted up 8 feet or so to dump into the elevated building drain.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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His teammates, seemingly stunned by the magnitude of the moment, swarmed him at home plate and dumped Gatorade on Alaniz in celebration of the 5-4 victory.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 May 2026
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This is not fusion, but testament to the world as one big town, as perhaps only a third-culture kid — with Filipino and Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry, and a girlhood spent in the Deep South — would know.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Barker worked at Starbucks and spent every free moment writing and shooting.—
Alex Barasch,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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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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Rather than discarding the residual sludge left behind after conventional anaerobic digestion, the system subjects it to an additional treatment stage known as Advanced Wet Oxidation and Steam Explosion (AWOEx).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 May 2026
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These are the remnants of clothes discarded in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and elsewhere that arrive in the northern Indian city of Panipat by the truckload, spilling over in loose, overflowing heaps.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
Verb
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The pilot had declared an emergency before communication with the aircraft was lost, the Bahamas Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority told CBS News.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Tuesday marked the Braves’ first home game since losing two pillar members of their franchise.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The service Most, but not all, staff here speak English, but no one is more than a few seconds away from someone who can help you.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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As a quick aside, Kenny Atkinson put in his third string near the end of the game and the Pistons cut a sizable deficit down to eight points with about 50 seconds left.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Use of pamphlets in a Q&A format would go a long way in explaining and helping the public navigate the complex assessment process.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
4 May 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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“Throw away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20away. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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