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as in dumps
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
I should throw away that torn shirt
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2
as in spends
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 Synonyms for throws away
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Of that land where America dumps all its loose nuts?—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Dexter steals Prater’s yacht and dumps his body bags in the New York Harbor, right in front of the Statue of Liberty.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
5 Sep. 2025
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The song also spends its 13th week on the Billboard Global 200, dating to its first frame in January.—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
23 Sep. 2025
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The new working budget notes JCPS spends significantly more per student in schools with smaller populations.—
Krista Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Sep. 2025
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Marysol and Alexia take Julia, Lisa, and an unusually dour Adriana, who is moping about her birthday and how society discards women of a certain age.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Shredding high-voltage storage systems discards valuable resources.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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Ratboys have also announced a 2026 tour of North America, which kicks off February 25 in Detroit, Michigan and runs through mid-April.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2025
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How to protect yourself against mosquito bites While the fall season has officially begun, mosquito season in Ohio runs through October.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Sep. 2025
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Dual Front mode Rainbow Six Siege ditches turn-taking to let players attack and defend simultaneously.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Its Foamy pad ditches the air in favor of all-foam construction.—
Wes Siler,
Outside,
27 Aug. 2025
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Bet $5 to instantly get $200 in bonus bets, or bet up to $1,000 with the safety net offer and get a bonus refund if your bet loses.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cars pull into the courtyard; someone unloads a television from the back of one of them.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Throws away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throws%20away. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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