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
  • But the Hurricanes turned speedy castaways like Ehlers, Miller, Taylor Hall and Eric Robinson into Cup champions.
    — Murat Ates, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • Other castaways struggled with how to present themselves on screen while playing this game of cons and elimination.
    — Shaan Merchant, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
Definition of castaways
Noun
  • Buses transported families, including children and teenagers, from Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, while young activists from Ben Gvir’s and Smotrich’s parties handed out campaign materials and pamphlets.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Parents with children and groups of friends mill about, and leftist student organizations chat with passersby, handing out pamphlets.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Definition of pamphlets
Noun
  • Li has dedicated freezer bags for different dishes, like vegetable scraps for soups or fruit discards for smoothies.
    — Emily Siner, NPR, 27 June 2026
  • Tracking discards, reading opponents, weighing probabilities and managing your own hand all happen at once, every turn.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 24 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 target folders ensured that agents apprehended the correct person.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • Art supplies, backpacks, stationery, educational organization tools like binders and file folders, lunch boxes, music instruments, flash drives and more count as school supplies.
    — Zuri Primos July 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Definition of folders
Noun
  • Place the pita directly on the oven rack and broil until toasted, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
  • The path of totality — the moon’s dark shadow — will cross eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain, from where the sun’s corona will become visible, if skies are clear, for up to 2 minutes 18 seconds.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of seconds
Noun
  • The author hopes this encourages other companies to digitize and make their full retro catalogs widely accessible, potentially boosting Xbox's standing.
    — Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Instead of chasing gimmicks, outrageous acceleration figures, or dashboard designs inspired by IKEA catalogs, Toyota focused on making an electric crossover that just does its job.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 July 2026
Definition of catalogs
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