toss out
phrasal verb
tossed out; tossing out; tosses out
US
1
: to put (something that is no longer useful or wanted) in a trash can, garbage can, etc. : to throw (something) out
It's time to toss out those bananas.
Did you toss the newspapers out already?
2
: to refuse to accept or consider (something)
His testimony was tossed out by the judge.
3
: to mention (something) as a possible thing to be done, thought about, etc. : to suggest
She tossed out a couple of ideas for improving the company's website.
4
: to force (someone) to leave a place
They tossed him out of the bar after he started a fight.
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This wasn't supposed to happen, with President Trump tossing out Biden-era regulations — and regulators — like cigarette butts on a country road.
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Dan Primack, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
The man charged in a string of murders known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings appeared in court Tuesday after his attorney asked a judge to toss out DNA evidence and break up the cases against him.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
The previous administration urged the Supreme Court to toss out the lower court's decision and send the case back for more proceedings.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
The penny dropped: precedent for eliminating small coins If the Trump Administration succeeds in tossing out the penny, the one-cent coin would not be the first low-denomination coin to be discontinued in the U.S.: Congress ordered a stop to minting the half cent coin in 1857.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
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Dan Primack, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
The man charged in a string of murders known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings appeared in court Tuesday after his attorney asked a judge to toss out DNA evidence and break up the cases against him.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
The previous administration urged the Supreme Court to toss out the lower court's decision and send the case back for more proceedings.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
The penny dropped: precedent for eliminating small coins If the Trump Administration succeeds in tossing out the penny, the one-cent coin would not be the first low-denomination coin to be discontinued in the U.S.: Congress ordered a stop to minting the half cent coin in 1857.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Toss out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toss%20out. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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