as in removal
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless
the throwing away of her old stuffed animals marked the beginning of her mental preparation for an independent life as a college student
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as in dumping
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
I should throw away that torn shirt
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as in spending
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 throwing away
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Starting over does not mean throwing away the earlier chapters.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Dismissing that reaction is like throwing away a smoke detector because the beeping is annoying.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025
Half of the restaurant will lecture you about the waste of throwing away the unused packets — never mind that the packets are tiny.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Washington is unsurprisingly mesmerizing, improvising small gestures and throwing away lines.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
From the outside, that must sound ludicrously harsh, even if Leverkusen were winless across those matches, losing to Hoffenheim and throwing away a 3-1 lead (with a man advantage) to draw 3-3 in Bremen on Saturday afternoon.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Starting over does not mean throwing away the earlier chapters.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Dismissing that reaction is like throwing away a smoke detector because the beeping is annoying.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025
Half of the restaurant will lecture you about the waste of throwing away the unused packets — never mind that the packets are tiny.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Washington is unsurprisingly mesmerizing, improvising small gestures and throwing away lines.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwing away
Noun
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What Happens Next Roberts will remain in ICE custody pending removal.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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How To Remove Leaves During the fall, experts advise keeping up with leaf removal.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Eventually, restoration efforts began when President Richard Nixon signed the Clean Water Act of 1972, which prevented businesses from dumping in waterways.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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Garcia-Aquino is accused of killing Oscar and dumping his body in Ventura County.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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To help ensure a safe, successful workout, Suazo recommends spending five minutes preparing your body.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The recall effort was significantly bolstered by Democracy in Action, a political action group which collected about half of the necessary signatures, spending more than $30,000 in the process.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Board members can better serve shareholders and carry out their fiduciary duties by learning how to use all the tools—including AI—at their disposal.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Our food systems are a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and pollution around the world – from growing to packaging, distribution and disposal.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Twins went from discussing trading their six impending free agents to unloading 38 percent of the roster, including five key relievers and Correa, who was dealt in a pure salary dump, to the Houston Astros.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Autonomous mobile robots, truck-unloading robots, pick-and-pack robots and sorting robots are just a few examples of the varying types of technology working to create the warehouse of the future.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The sweeping glass and cement lobby doubles as an art gallery, with a magnificent Mayan canoe running through it.—
David Shortell,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Yamal and Gydan peninsulas sit on vast gas reserves – with fault lines running through the rock below.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Throughout the season, Boy Kavalier’s real intentions begin to take over Neverland Research Island after successfully securing the alien specimens that the USCSS Maginot had been researching in space, discarding his decade-long work on the hybrids.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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Using 2 forks, gently shred ribs into large pieces, discarding bones.—
BJ Dennis,
Southern Living,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Great for saving space and ditching questionable hotel mini toiletries.—
Julie Rousseau,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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Crawford isn’t the only A-lister ditching skinny jeans for roomier styles — Katie Holmes, Olivia Munn, and Margot Robbie have all adopted the leg-elongating denim trend.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Throwing away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwing%20away. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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