throwaways

noun

plural of throwaway
1
as in castaways

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as in pamphlets

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwaways
  1. castaways
  2. pamphlets
  3. discards
  4. booklets
  5. culls
  6. folders
  7. seconds
  8. catalogs
Noun
  • Gilligan’s Island, American television sitcom about a group of castaways on a desert island and the chaos that ensues as their attempts at rescue are constantly thwarted.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Supporters of the theory believe that Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan became stranded on the remote island after failing to reach Howland Island — possibly dying as castaways.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of castaways
Noun
  • Her face is projected on screens all around the room; in the pamphlets at each seat.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In Meli Taqueria, specializing in Mexican cuisine from the state of Guerrero, co-owner Rita Martinez took several pamphlets and a yellow private sign.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of pamphlets
Noun
  • And defunct iIndustry supplied artistic entrepreneurs with adaptable real-estate discards, like London’s Bankside Power Station, which evolved into Herzog & de Meuron’s Tate Modern.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026
  • Li has dedicated freezer bags for different dishes, like vegetable scraps for soups or fruit discards for smoothies.
    — Emily Siner, NPR, 27 June 2026
Definition of discards
Noun
  • Catalogs, booklets and leave-behinds can carry a brand story longer than a QR code and scroll can.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • How about heaps of photos of the guys with haircuts, guyliner, and nail polish, and CD booklets sodden with semen, blood, and piss?
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2026
Definition of booklets
Noun
  • The same strain has forced record culls and pushed up egg prices across North America and Europe, and Australian flocks have no exposure to it.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Officials have adopted a road map for bear population management that calls for systematic culls.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 June 2026
Definition of culls
Noun
  • The shelves are stocked with crayons, markers, construction paper, notebooks, folders, binders, dry-erase markers and other classroom materials.
    — Tori Mason, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Walmart back-to-school sale Walmart has lowered prices on 14 of its most popular school supplies and accessories to 2019 prices – as low as 25 cents on items such as folders.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of folders
Noun
  • After grabbing an early 83-81 lead in overtime, the Dream gave up eight straight points to the Fever, who never lost the lead in overtime again, although the Dream got within two points, 93-91, with 10 seconds left.
    — Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Seattle pulled within a point, but Courtney Vandersloot sank the second of two free throws for Chicago (13-22) with 10 seconds left and Melbourne missed a tying layup at the buzzer.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of seconds
Noun
  • It was built deliberately thin, meant for downstream catalogs to mirror rather than to serve as anyone's front end.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The news last week that producer William Orbit had died at age 69 sent people back to revisit one of the most remarkable catalogs in Nineties pop.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of catalogs
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