throwaways

plural of throwaway

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Noun
  • At the merge on his first season, Hubicki was already becoming a significant strategic and social force, pulling off several big moves and making strong connections with castaways like Nick Wilson and especially Gabby Pascuzzi.
    Ben Rosenstock, Time, 29 May 2025
  • With 48 editions in the can, there were 733 castaways to choose from.
    Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • In coffee houses and pamphlets, curiosity and reason became public virtues.
    Big Think, Big Think, 19 Nov. 2025
  • In pamphlets and newspapers, Grimké and others laid down a documentary record of the abuses of slavery, naming names and emphasizing legal evidence of their claims.
    Gerry Lanosga, The Conversation, 17 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The vast majority of those discards wind up in the trash, further exacerbating the avocado’s environmental impact.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The discards fill recycling bins to the brim and clutter closets, basements and hallways.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • It was repeated in recruiting sessions, one-on-one meetings with HR people, and in the annual Summary Program Description (SPD) booklets handed out to every city worker.
    Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
  • The stamp is available in booklets and panes of 20, and coils of 100, 3,000, and 10,000 at post offices and online through the Postal Service.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, resistance to AI applications is growing in the world’s second-largest economy as worker fears of mass job culls rise.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • All three had independently made decisions to recommend deer culls before the coalition began.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The folders featured a puzzle, pen, and sticker for each student.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Harrison did appear in court, however, though her defense attorney used manila file folders to cover her face from view of the press, NBCLA reported, including footage of the moment.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Josh Hokit dominated the first round against Derrick Lewis and had an armbar attempt for the final 30 seconds.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 June 2026
  • The Hurricanes got off to a fast start with a goal just 25 seconds into Game 1, only to lose 5-4 on a late goal from Tomas Hertl.
    Mark Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • The Chinatown theaters, of course, died out a long time ago, as did Kim’s Video and the 43rd Chamber and the bootleg-VHS shops and the dubious mail-order catalogues that helped nourish many a developing film nerd.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The company has said Barsamian will also spearhead the development of a dedicated music division, representing music publishers, catalogs, record labels, and sync alongside composers, producers, artists, and music supervisors.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Throwaways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwaways. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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