deep-six

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verb

ˈdēp-ˈsiks

deep-sixed; deep-sixing; deep-sixes

Synonyms of deep-six

transitive verb

: to get rid of : discard, eliminate

legislators voting to deep-six a government program

slang : to throw overboard

deep six

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noun

slang

: a place of disposal or abandonment

—used especially in the phrase give it the deep six

Examples of deep-six in a Sentence

Verb deep-sixed the documents with the incriminating evidence

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Verb

Trump officials sought to deep-six the findings by publishing it the day after Thanksgiving. —Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025

Since then, Democratic Party insiders, Republican Party insiders, minor political parties, and many national reform and good government groups, have tried (and failed) to deep-six the system because the public overwhelmingly supports it (over 60% every year it’s polled). —Jeremy Gruber, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025 If any of the browsers can't load the page, I deep-six it. —PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025 Since then, Democratic Party insiders, Republican Party insiders, minor political parties, and many national reform and good government groups, have tried (and failed) to deep-six the system because the public overwhelmingly supports it (over 60% every year it’s polled). —Jeremy Gruber, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025 Since then, Democratic Party insiders, Republican Party insiders, minor political parties, and many national reform and good government groups have tried (and failed) to deep-six the system because the public overwhelmingly supports it (over 60% every year it’s polled). —Jeremy Gruber, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025 If any of the browsers can't load the page, I deep-six it. —PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025 The 2024 holidays were incessantly interrupted by slash-and-burn politics, from the ongoing furor over President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial Cabinet picks to the budget crisis at Chicago’s City Hall and the battle to deep-six the Chicago Public Schools chief. —Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025 Will the current climate of contention, controversy and general bad vibes from both sides of the Middle East divide crash the parties and deep-six the celebrations for a truly outstanding year of cinema and small-screen achievements? —Steven Gaydos, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024