throws away

verb

present tense third-person singular of throw away
1
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 throws away Every draft Stewart throws away trains his instinct for the line worth keeping. — Dr. Mario García, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Each year, the average American throws away nearly 1,800 pounds of trash. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 May 2026 Its chair, Beatrice Rindevall, said each Swede throws away around 9-10 kilograms (20-22 pounds) of clothes. — ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 The program has focused on turning waste into artwork while raising awareness about how much plastic the community throws away. — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026 Last season, Penn State was a few throws away from reaching the national championship game, leading at halftime but falling to Notre Dame 26-23 in the Orange Bowl. — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throws away
  1. dumps
  2. spends
  3. discards
  4. runs through
  5. ditches
  6. loses
  7. unloads
  8. throws out
Verb
  • Similarly, places that rely on natural snow, like Monarch Mountain and Wolf Creek Ski Area, don’t set open dates until Mother Nature dumps a healthy helping of powder.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026
  • How Monster Depicts the Borden Murders Their first attempt involves serving the couple oysters in May, when the series says the city of Fall River dumps its sewage over the oyster beds, contaminating the shellfish with potentially fatal bacteria.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of dumps
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  • That hasn’t changed much on Heavy Is the Crown, especially since Cordae spends a chunk of this otherwise fleet and playful album lagging behind his sparring partner.
    — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Much of what corporate America spends on AI today funds exploratory pilots, a far cry from commercial deployments that generate measurable productivity gains.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of spends
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  • Because there has to be meaning and lessons and broad conclusions to draw from every outcome, the baseball world picks a reason and explanation, then quietly discards it when next year's team does the opposite.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • When Georg discards the item and it is found by the police, Fritz is summoned to Westhofen to identify it.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of discards
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  • California’s 2026-27 respiratory virus season began July 5 and runs through July 3, 2027, according to the California Department of Public Health.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Arsenal’s eight-season partnership ended in June 2026, while PSG’s agreement runs through 2028.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of runs through
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  • But drainage ditches with the right characteristics can hold deer.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2026
  • To achieve its lightweight profile, the design ditches heavy front suspension forks found on many urban ebikes, opting instead for rigid aluminum.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of ditches
Verb
  • As for battery life, the MacBook Air wins most of the face-offs here, but loses to some key rivals, namely the HP Googlebook 14, by a fair margin.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • BetMGM is offering new users a promo code of FOXNEWS, which gives them up to $1,500 in bonuses if their first bet loses.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of loses
Verb
  • Paige Spiranac unloads her Halloween content on America Now to more important matters than the sad state of Ohio State football.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Down the street, metal striking concrete rattles the air as a repairman unloads a ladder.
    — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of unloads
Verb
  • Actor Noah Wyle throws out a ceremonial first pitch before a game between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field, April 11, 2019, in Chicago.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Yeun manages to keep his cool like an interested observer who throws out useful suggestions every now and then.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of throws out

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