thrown away

verb

past participle of throw away
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 Two coolers, three standing coolers and a walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer, all filled with food, had to be thrown away after the center lost power for 14 hours. — Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 29 July 2026 On July 24, the DGA said the engine ran for a total of seven minutes and proved it could be reused after several firings, rather than being thrown away after just one use. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026 If tomatoes have holes, they should not be eaten and thrown away entirely. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 July 2026 Over the past decade and a half, Republicans have thrown away winnable Senate seat after winnable Senate seat by bad candidate choices. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 In the document, police outline which types of property should be stored and which types should be thrown away in the course of an encampment sweep. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026 Beloved legacies in the racing game universe, from Need for Speed, to Colin McRae Dirt, to Grid, to Burnout—the one that’s been most conspicuously absent the longest, somehow—willfully, eagerly thrown away. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 8 July 2026 Raw chicken and ground beef also had to be thrown away due to improper storing procedures. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2026 The product should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown away
  1. dumped
  2. spent
  3. lost
  4. wasted
  5. discarded
  6. ditched
  7. tossed
  8. shed
Verb
  • Cope recovered and dumped Claudio over the barricade as Christian dragged himself to the corner for a tag.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • By the end of the storm the following day, the system had dumped the equivalent of the area’s normal yearly rainfall on the canyon.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 27 July 2026
Definition of dumped
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  • Volkwine, lead foreman for Pivot Custom Skate Parks, a division of American Ramp Company, and his team have spent much of the last year helping to bring Idaho’s newest and biggest skate park to life.
    — Noah Daly July 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 July 2026
  • Baresi is regarded as an AC Milan icon, having spent his entire 20-year career with the club, winning six Serie A titles and three top European trophies, and captaining the team for 15 seasons before retiring in 1997.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Definition of spent
Verb
  • Samaritan's Purse said nearly every patient treated at its field hospital has lost a family member or close friend.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • Jobs will be won and lost over the next six weeks, as the Lions attempt to right the wrongs that led to a NFC North fourth-place finish in 2025.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of lost
Verb
  • Alonso has arrived at Stamford Bridge after establishing himself as one of Europe’s brightest young coaches, and Chelsea have wasted little time reshaping their squad around the Spaniard’s ideas.
    — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Saved time reinvested in more generation is just time wasted at a faster speed.
    — Dr. Mario García, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of wasted
Verb
  • Hazardous materials, expired car seats, and cribs should be discarded or handled through disposal or recycling programs.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2026
  • Dogs are also very susceptible to a condition called pancreatitis, which can follow consumption of fatty foods (like discarded fast foods).
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026
Definition of discarded
Verb
  • And Democrats denounced a 6-3 decision gutting a key section of the Voting Rights Act and another that ditched one of the few remaining checks on money in politics.
    — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • Since my last review, Happn has overhauled its premium tiers, added AI tools, and ditched its desktop version, but the mobile app still shines.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 28 July 2026
Definition of ditched
Verb
  • Hitter of the Year Sami Williams’ bat was silenced at the hands of the Talons’ aces — Georgina Corrick also tossed a complete-game gem in Game 1 — going hitless in Chicago’s revenge effort.
    — Molly Keshin, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • Money has started to enter into the equation with high school athletes, players cannot only legally accept NIL deals at the prep level, but there is also money being tossed around illegally, as athletes are enticed to transfer to certain schools.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
Definition of tossed
Verb
  • Newly filed city documents shed light on the potential for new housing in Crown Center as it’s poised to transform into a Royals ballpark district.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • This is, as a nature documentary playing in the background during a scene suggests, his equivalent of a spider molting, shedding its old exoskeleton to hopefully emerge — stronger and more resilient — into adulthood.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 July 2026
Definition of shed

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“Thrown away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20away. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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