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trashing

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verb

present participle of trash
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Recent Examples of trashing
Verb
Angry, Sam goes to a dorm room and starts trashing it. Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Delpit's trash talk before the game is not the lone instance of a Browns player trashing the Ravens prior to Sunday's game. Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 Separately, but related, Baldoni’s former publicist Stephanie Jones is suing Baldoni, Nathan and publicist Jennifer Abel for trashing her reputation. Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025 On the other hand, Chinese President Xi Jinping was reportedly furious when the sale took place, with state media trashing the deal and the country’s antitrust regulator opening a probe into the transaction. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Aug. 2025 Trump should cease and desist trashing America’s great cities. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025 Some in Biden's family have been shocked by the number of Democrats trashing his Hunter decision on the record, sources tell us. Axios, 5 Dec. 2024 The hotel alleged that Payne was intoxicated on drugs and alcohol, and had been trashing his room at the time of the disturbance. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024 Incidentally, Buehler was last seen trashing the dugout after yielding six runs in Game 3 against the San Diego Padres. Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trashing
Noun
  • The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) has also called for parks to be closed, citing past problems during government shutdowns that led to vandalism, sanitation issues and ecological harm.
    Alana Wise, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Firefighters initially took a defensive stance, fighting the blaze from the outside the building to stop its spread, before knocking down the flames enough for crews to enter the business, which had its windows boarded up because of vandalism earlier in the week.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Teams found a way to negate Forest’s counter-attacking style.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • And more so than most nights, the Bengals' offensive identity for a long first-half stretch seemed to hinge on attacking quick underneath routes to open up shots to Higgins -- or Chase -- on Moss.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Since then, the Internet has gone about its immemorial business of destroying all incumbent forms of media; not content with vampirizing print, the digital space began sucking the life from pay-TV a dozen years ago.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Critics say returning the company without meaningful payment undercuts accountability and the compensatory purpose of the judgments; others note trustees and Judge Lopez have to avoid value-destroying, prolonged processes.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As a result of the investigation, embassy officials decided not to renew the employee’s contract, effectively dismissing him.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The appellate court last year reversed Martínez-Olguín’s initial case dismissal, leading to the judge dismissing it again.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • All the major charges against the 13-year-old accused of assaulting a police officer at the July 4 Red, White and Blue Ash were either dismissed by prosecutors or a magistrate.
    Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In this particular case, assaulting someone is a crime and anyone caught doing it should be held accountable.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kirk followed Guerrero the next inning, slamming the first of his two homers over the outfield wall.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Nonprofit watchdog group Human Rights Watch and fellow comedians like David Cross and Marc Maron, however, are saying otherwise, accusing the festival of deflecting from the country's human rights violations and slamming their peers for their involvement.
    Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If a student or college employee is found defacing or otherwise vandalizing the commemoration, the bill requires the institution to expel or fire them.
    John Toher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • British authorities have had their eyes on the group since 2020, but its June 2025 action – when activists broke into Britain’s largest airbase, RAF Brize Norton, vandalizing two Airbus Voyager refueling planes – led to its proscription.
    Max Saltman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Your creative spark is valid, so stop minimizing it.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025
  • This practice supports your lawn's health by promoting strong roots and minimizing thatch buildup.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Trashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trashing. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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