1
as in dumped
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
I should throw away that torn shirt
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2
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
Unopened cans should be returned or thrown away.
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Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
The attorneys said Pino’s boat was used to take the bottles and cans to shore to be thrown away.
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David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
According to Jacobs, toothbrushes should be switched out and thrown away every three to four months.
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Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
Alvarado, who has comparable stature to Brunson, was wrapped up by Wembanyama and thrown away from the play.
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Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
Thirty years of friendship isn’t something to be thrown away in an evening, just as 50 years of lived experience isn’t something that can be ignored for everyone else’s convenience.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
8 June 2026
Any clothes or other materials used to dispose of the broken toy should be put in a separate garbage bag and thrown away as well.
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Parents,
6 June 2026
Nothing that can be saved gets thrown away.
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Esha Chhabra,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Historically, this ash is dumped in piles, mixed in cement, or simply thrown away as industrial rubbish.
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Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
24 May 2026
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
The attorneys said Pino’s boat was used to take the bottles and cans to shore to be thrown away.
—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
According to Jacobs, toothbrushes should be switched out and thrown away every three to four months.
—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
Alvarado, who has comparable stature to Brunson, was wrapped up by Wembanyama and thrown away from the play.
—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
Thirty years of friendship isn’t something to be thrown away in an evening, just as 50 years of lived experience isn’t something that can be ignored for everyone else’s convenience.
—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
8 June 2026
Any clothes or other materials used to dispose of the broken toy should be put in a separate garbage bag and thrown away as well.
—
Parents,
6 June 2026
Nothing that can be saved gets thrown away.
—
Esha Chhabra,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Historically, this ash is dumped in piles, mixed in cement, or simply thrown away as industrial rubbish.
—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown away
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Morgan dumped Iyo to the outside, but Iyo Sky blocked Liv’s suicide dive attempt and hit an Asai moonsault to the outside.
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The storms, Mekkhala and Higos, have dumped heavy rain and damaged roads as Japan experiences its annual rainy season.
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Some employees have spent decades here.
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The average taxpayer who telephoned the IRS during tax season this year spent 14 minutes on hold, the advocate reports.
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Foundation board treasurer Mark Rahman, a volunteer with the National Alliance on Mental Illness Tri Valley who also lost a child to suicide, supports Alan's parents' mission to bring good from their grief.
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Having lost to Mexico in the tournament's opening game and then drawn with Czechia, South Africa came into this game at the foot of the table.
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The first half of the year usually reveals where time, energy and resources are being wasted.
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Solar and wind power can generate excess electricity during periods of strong production, but that energy is often wasted if it cannot be stored for later use.
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This was corrected, and the vermouth was discarded.
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Inspectors stopped food preparation immediately and tomato soup prepared with the brown water was discarded.
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Starmer ditched some of his predecessor’s more left-wing policies and apologized for antisemitism that an internal investigation concluded had been allowed to spread under Corbyn.
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Seminole commissioners are furious that Lynx wants to hike costs for its mass transit service — even after the county ditched most of its bus routes last January due to a lack of riders.
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The governor, at first, tossed the question to Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper.
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But the referee caught him and tossed him from the match.
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The president said that his administration would have to drain the pool and start over again as the new liner shed chunks of itself.
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Just as my outfit choices become breezier in the soupy months of summer, my makeup routine sheds some layers, too.
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