1
as in dumped
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
I should throw away that torn shirt
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as in spent
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 thrown away
However, after four hours without power, food in the fridge should be thrown away.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
If the power is out for longer than four hours, food in the fridge should be thrown away and not eaten.
—Hannah Hudnall, IndyStar, 23 Jan. 2026
While chances are these organizations will accept everything and sort it out later, not everything can actually be donated for resale and may need to be thrown away or recycled instead.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
If the power is out for longer than 4 hours, food in the fridge should be thrown away and not eaten.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
Affected tuna should be thrown away or returned to the store.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Having chased off his direwolf Ghost and thrown away his sword Longclaw, Jon spent his time building cabins and burning them back down again.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Fewer possessions thrown away when the margin is smallest.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
With the last of the wrapping paper thrown away and the Christmas tree out of the living room, the holidays might now be the last thing on people’s minds.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
If the power is out for longer than four hours, food in the fridge should be thrown away and not eaten.
—Hannah Hudnall, IndyStar, 23 Jan. 2026
While chances are these organizations will accept everything and sort it out later, not everything can actually be donated for resale and may need to be thrown away or recycled instead.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
If the power is out for longer than 4 hours, food in the fridge should be thrown away and not eaten.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
Affected tuna should be thrown away or returned to the store.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Having chased off his direwolf Ghost and thrown away his sword Longclaw, Jon spent his time building cabins and burning them back down again.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Fewer possessions thrown away when the margin is smallest.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
With the last of the wrapping paper thrown away and the Christmas tree out of the living room, the holidays might now be the last thing on people’s minds.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown away
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Thanksgiving weekend in 1950 was marked by a wintry storm that dumped a deadly amount of snow across the Appalachian region.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026
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Rhodes dumped Fatu out of the ring with a clothesline followed by a suicide dive.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Beijing has spent decades growing its trade ties and bankrolling projects in the region, to boost transportation links and cut energy costs – cementing its own influence along the way.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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The massive installation was created by German artist Benjamin Klapper, who spent more than a month assembling the sculpture in a bid to break a Guinness World Record.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The head of a medical watchdog group unleashed on Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) after a nurse at the school's hospital lost her job over TikTok videos that went viral for all the wrong reasons.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Italians fought and lost to Robert Moses’s wrecking whims; Puerto Ricans who could fled to Jersey for the privilege of a backyard.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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That suggests that the prototype will have no trouble speeding off through the desert, though some of that power may be wasted on paved roads.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
28 Jan. 2026
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Marshall, like all the rest of them, was eventually let go for not knowing anything, but not before more time was wasted by detectives, who were obliged to interview most of these sideshows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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In 2019, discarded e-waste globally was valued at more than $57 billion.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Short’s personality and complexity, attributes long discarded as her life became bastardized, stand in stark contrast to the inhumanity of her death.—
Nathan Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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First, Cameron Diaz ditched stilettos for ballet flats, and now Carrie Underwood just showed off another comfy (yet totally polished) alternative.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Margot Robbie has ditched the hot pink Barbie Land in favor of the windswept moors of Wuthering Heights, and her hair has too!—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
27 Jan. 2026
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The 75-year-old al-Maliki, from the Shiite Islamist Dawa Party, tossed his hat in the political ring and won the support of the Coordination Framework, a collection of Shia parties that is the largest parliamentary bloc.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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King then allegedly tossed the blanket onto the grass in the front yard.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026
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Together, these books shed light on navigating M&A’s unique culture challenges, integration pressure points, and how decision-making must adapt before, during, and after the deal closes.—
Jennifer J. Fondrevay,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Steelers principal owner Art Rooney II shed light on the timeline for when a decision on Rodgers’ future could come.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Thrown away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20away. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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