throwaways

plural of throwaway

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwaways
Noun
  • Meet the 'Survivor' 51 castaways Are there any players from Michigan on 'Survivor' 51?
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • On Survivor, the strongest castaways are often eliminated early because they are perceived as threats.
    — Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Because of the family’s involvement in the Hispanic community, Juanito was well-known, says Orta, who met with them last week and made sure there were resource pamphlets available at the young man’s wake.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In advance of that meeting, letters, pamphlets, and articles started to fly around the nation, debating the meaning of Judaism and the place of the Jews in America.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
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
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
Noun
  • Even the World Organization for Animal Health, whose guidelines the CFIA follows, is reconsidering how effective culls are in halting bird-flu outbreaks in a world where the next wild duck to land at a farm could trigger another one.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In a letter to Defence Minister Luke Pollard this week, 18 MPs and one member of the House of Lords urged the government to stop using bear pelts sourced from legal culls in Canada and instead adopt faux-fur alternatives.
    — James Frater, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Those commands can gather information about a computer and copy documents from folders including Documents, Downloads and Desktop.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The latest Copilot app on Windows 11 can no longer search your computer's folders for files, though a previous version did.
    — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The model has a range of up to 600 kilometers and can reach 60 miles per hour in just under three seconds.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
  • No, this wasn’t a major ordeal during the game, with both teams adapting during the moments in which communication ceased for a few seconds, but the concern is still valid.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Like many independent production houses, WTFN has opted for an integrated production and sales arm, as the market shifts continues to shift in favor of companies with deep catalogs and IP.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Now several of them are licensing their catalogs to those same companies, and the deals are starting to turn into products.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
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“Throwaways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwaways. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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