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as in dumped
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
discard an old, torn sweater
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Recent Examples of discarded
Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
That idea was proposed by the city’s citizen redistricting commission in 2021 but discarded by the council.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Regarding the latter, brands will pay a fee for each product sold on the market to offset the cost of waste handling when those garments are discarded.
—Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Items deeply infested with mold, such as drywall or other soft materials, will probably have to be discarded.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Advertisement During the IVF process, some embryos may not survive and can be discarded if no longer needed.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
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Called the Regeneration Hub Zero, the factory, which is in Frankfurt, can recover, collect and sort textiles that have been discarded and turn them into Reju Polyester, which has a 50 percent lower carbon footprint than virgin polyester.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
That idea was proposed by the city’s citizen redistricting commission in 2021 but discarded by the council.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Regarding the latter, brands will pay a fee for each product sold on the market to offset the cost of waste handling when those garments are discarded.
—Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Items deeply infested with mold, such as drywall or other soft materials, will probably have to be discarded.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Advertisement During the IVF process, some embryos may not survive and can be discarded if no longer needed.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discarded
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The two eventually got dumped into slower waters and swam ashore.Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Asheville, North Carolina, hospital was crippled after fast-moving Helene dumped a record amount of rain in the region over the weekend.NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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This anti-waste brand upcycles materials, and was founded by Kisa Sky Shiga.Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
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Fanning out like urban guerrillas through Paris’ darkened streets well after midnight, the anti-waste activists shinny up walls and drain pipes, reaching for switches to turn off the lights. Click.The Christian Science Monitor, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2022
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Red Lobster lost $11 million in the quarter following the deal, and Thai Union divested from the chain this year, taking a $530 million loss on its investment.Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Binder had been showing focus group participants a chart of jobs lost and gained during the Great Recession and recovery.Zohreen Shah, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Soft landing optimism has led the 2024 stock rally to broaden as of late into more neglected areas of the market such as small-caps.Krystal Hur, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, a team aiming to restore a neglected and earthquake-damaged archaeological site in Turkey came across a tiny 3,500-year-old cuneiform tablet.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
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Second, most congressional Republicans have abandoned ethical norms.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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These assortative alliances will be fully voluntarist—to be joined and abandoned as one pleases.Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Cement mixers, roll-off and dump trucks, which all share a common architecture, will be built first, followed by refuse trucks and terminal tractors.Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 7 Dec. 2023
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Everything is tightly regulated in Rwanda, from refuse management to social organization.Noo Saro-Wiwa, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2023
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Russia tops the chart of cast-off rockets at this altitude, with 512 uncontrolled spacecraft that could ultimately threaten robotic and human explorers across low Earth orbit.Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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Weisman had landed on the floor and was flat on his back amid an upturned ashtray, a cast-off tablecloth and a clutter of broken crystal.Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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Use a carrier and a leash to transport them and don't leave them unattended.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Prohibit infant restraints: The CPSC says that having infant restraints on a product could suggest to parents and caregivers that babies can be left unattended, which should never be done.Sari Hitchins, Parents, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Discarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discarded. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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