deep-sixing

verb

Definition of deep-sixingnext
present participle of deep-six
as in dumping
to get rid of as useless or unwanted deep-sixed the documents with the incriminating evidence

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  1. dumping
  2. discarding
  3. losing
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  • As the year winds down, so does investors’ practice of dumping their biggest losers late in the year to realize capital losses and then use them to offset capital gains and save on taxes.
    Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
  • This anecdotal evidence backs up the notion that H5N1 both has a hard time getting into a human cell as well as, once there, dumping a ton of genetic info into it.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of dumping
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  • Add the marinated tenderloin, discarding marinade, and sear about 3 minutes on all sides until browned and crusty.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That stability, in and of itself, counsels against discarding the presidential election system for any but the most compelling of reasons.
    The Editors, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of discarding
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  • After Monday’s morning skate in Nationwide Arena, Patrik Laine of the Montreal Canadiens sounded off on his former club, the Columbus Blue Jackets, saying the organization wasn’t committed to winning and was caught in a vicious cycle of losing during his four seasons in Columbus.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Powers, a Republican, ended up losing to Connie Pillich, the first Democrat to hold the prosecutor's office in nearly a century.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of losing
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