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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
Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
According to Garcia, ham should be discarded if left out for longer than two hours in the Danger Zone.
—Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
According to Xzibit, the gunman — a member of Terror Squad’s entourage — discarded the firearm.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
After firing, the barrels and the entire container are discarded as a single disposable unit.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2025
The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
In the brain, bad neurons cannot be so readily discarded, which may be why neurons with genome alterations from numts persisted long enough to meet the DNA sequencer.
—Martin Picard, Scientific American, 3 Jan. 2025
Upon reaching an abandoned, damaged one-room building, the soldiers discarded their scooters.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
Ed, as the film reveals, was miraculously spared from the incinerator; an unknown number of babies born to girls attending the school did not escape that grim fate – discarded with the knowledge or at the direction of Catholic clergy who ran the school.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
Although the carcasses of many holiday evergreens are discarded with trash bags, others often find a useful, sustainable second life.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
According to Garcia, ham should be discarded if left out for longer than two hours in the Danger Zone.
—Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
According to Xzibit, the gunman — a member of Terror Squad’s entourage — discarded the firearm.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
After firing, the barrels and the entire container are discarded as a single disposable unit.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2025
The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
In the brain, bad neurons cannot be so readily discarded, which may be why neurons with genome alterations from numts persisted long enough to meet the DNA sequencer.
—Martin Picard, Scientific American, 3 Jan. 2025
Upon reaching an abandoned, damaged one-room building, the soldiers discarded their scooters.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
Ed, as the film reveals, was miraculously spared from the incinerator; an unknown number of babies born to girls attending the school did not escape that grim fate – discarded with the knowledge or at the direction of Catholic clergy who ran the school.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discarded
Verb
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After a cynical congratulations from the Front Man, Gi-hun is unceremoniously dumped on the streets of Seoul, where the traumatized man refuses his winnings and lives in abject poverty for a year.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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Caretakers at All Things Wild Rehabilitation believe that Polly, a 1-year-old Pekin duck who's missing part of her bill, was dumped at a pond by her former owner and attacked by a snapping turtle.—
Natalie Escobar,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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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
Verb
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There have been reports in the Indian media on disharmony within the India team throughout the series, unsurprising given the team straddles different generations, and surely fracturing further amid having lost six of their last eight Tests.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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In 2024, already missing Miles, Notre Dame lost forward Kylee Watson to an ACL tear during the ACC tournament.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This was to help end the puppy mill industry, where dogs are bred en masse, leading them to be born and raised in filthy and neglected conditions.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Feb. 2025
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If coordinated correctly, Trump’s tariff threats offer an enormous opportunity for America’s neglected waterfront.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In the frantic haste to get to safety, roadways became impassable when scores of people abandoned their vehicles and fled on foot, some toting suitcases.—
Jaimie Ding,
TIME,
8 Jan. 2025
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Prosecutors in the first four months of 2024 pursued nearly 19,000 soldiers, who either abandoned their posts or deserted, according to the Ukrainian parliament.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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
Adjective
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That leaves an extremely dense, rapidly spinning, highly magnetic stellar remnant surrounded by a shell of cast-off material.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Firefighters believe that the fire was caused by a lithium-ion battery for yard equipment that was left unattended.—
Caelyn Pender,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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But the Trump administration recently dismissed about half of the C.D.C. employees at the agency’s 20 port health stations, leaving some stations entirely unattended.—
Emily Anthes,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Discarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discarded. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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