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
Unsold items are rarely thrown away immediately; they are often sent to outlet stores to be sold by the pound, listed online, or eventually sold in bulk to salvage buyers for resale, recycling, or repurposing.
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Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 13 May 2026
Will that still be haunting the coast of Madagascar when televisions have been thrown away and forgotten?
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
The Caudalie beauty brand was the brainchild of daughter Mathilde and her husband Bertrand Thomas, who learned from a Bordeaux pharmacology professor about the potential health benefits of the grape skins thrown away by wineries.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
Any watermelon that has visible mold should be thrown away.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
The pizzas should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase for a refund.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The TikTok quickly went viral, racking up more than 6 million views, with hundreds of commenters expressing shock and horror that the Oscars carpet would be used for just a few hours and then be thrown away.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Boston initially got a gift when a Masataka Yoshida grounder to second was mishandled and then thrown away by Twins second baseman Luke Keaschall, allowing two runs to score, and Story followed that with his three-run bomb to left field.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Arsenal will be painfully aware that no Premier League side can be underestimated, having thrown away a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw at bottom club Wolves in February.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 13 May 2026
Will that still be haunting the coast of Madagascar when televisions have been thrown away and forgotten?
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
The Caudalie beauty brand was the brainchild of daughter Mathilde and her husband Bertrand Thomas, who learned from a Bordeaux pharmacology professor about the potential health benefits of the grape skins thrown away by wineries.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
Any watermelon that has visible mold should be thrown away.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
The pizzas should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase for a refund.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The TikTok quickly went viral, racking up more than 6 million views, with hundreds of commenters expressing shock and horror that the Oscars carpet would be used for just a few hours and then be thrown away.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Boston initially got a gift when a Masataka Yoshida grounder to second was mishandled and then thrown away by Twins second baseman Luke Keaschall, allowing two runs to score, and Story followed that with his three-run bomb to left field.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Arsenal will be painfully aware that no Premier League side can be underestimated, having thrown away a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw at bottom club Wolves in February.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown away
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The movie clocks in at 97 minutes and was reportedly shot in 2023, and it’s currently being dumped into theaters by Black Bear after Lionsgate decided not to release it last year, so maybe all the interesting stuff was cut along the way.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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The conglomerate also dumped a number of other stocks, including Visa, Mastercard, Domino’s Pizza, Amazon and United Healthcare after the departure late last year of Todd Combs, who was one of the two investment mangers Buffett hired to help manage the portfolio.—
Josh Funk,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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Stewart and dermatologist Dhaval Bhanusali, MD, spent a whopping five years developing it.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
23 May 2026
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The production company Big Band spent roughly a decade pursuing the rights to Hojo’s manga, with formal talks with the rights holders stretching five to six years before both sides aligned on an approach that would honor the source material.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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Because it’s used so often and by so many different people, the word has lost a lot of its meaning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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But Day lost it in an enormous upset in 2024.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The Crusaders wasted no time jumping ahead, scoring two runs in the first inning without a hit.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Finding ways to prevent this immediate energy loss would help tap into the vast reservoir of solar energy currently wasted.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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Some of the visceral mechanisms that gave it life have to be discarded.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Interestingly, the blowing agent is derived from oyster shells discarded by the seafood industry, and the magnesium and calcium are sourced as natural byproducts of seawater desalination.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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At the 2023 Genesis Invitational, Rai ditched his own practice regimen to watch his idol, Tiger Woods, play in the pro-am, not caring what others would think about the choice.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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John Travolta ditched basic black-tie rules.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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This recipe shows the humble white button mushroom’s versatility in a savory sauce thickened with heavy cream and flavored with garlic and shallots and tossed with chicken meatballs.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
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The pork is served over a bed of spaghetti tossed with fresh arugula, whose peppery bite adds a bright, fresh contrast.—
Linda Gassenheimer,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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The melting pot implied that citizens gradually shed the distinctiveness of their traditions in order to become fully American.—
Ari Berman,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Once in the asteroid's orbit, NASA's spacecraft is slated to take pictures of the asteroid's surface and shed light on its composition, over the course of about two years.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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“Thrown away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20away. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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