fling (off or away)

verb

Definition of fling (off or away)next
as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted he flung away the used matchstick flinging off dirty clothes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fling (off or away)
  1. dump
  2. discard
  3. unload
  4. ditch
  5. lose
  6. throw away
Verb
  • Regardless of the specific charges against her, Jean McConville was the victim of a war crime, disappeared by the IRA to spare them the public shame of dumping the corpse of a young widow and mother on the street.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Just dump some ice in the base of the Christmas tree and your drinks will stay ice-cold the entire party.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of dump
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  • Loading your audio article WASHINGTON D.C. — Steph Curry returned after missing three games with a left ankle sprain, but the Warriors didn’t need to fully unleash him to discard the Wizards.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • That said, Barcelona may be better off discarding that approach almost entirely.
    Henry Flynn, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of discard
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  • The Purdy-McCaffrey combo showed up best a few snaps before Kittle’s touchdown: McCaffrey raced down the right sideline past linebacker Lavonte David and caught a 30-yard prayer from Purdy, who unloaded that pass just before getting drilled in the chest by William Gholston.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Another time, Benson was unloading groceries in her kitchen when a man started pounding on the door, forcing her to send her son into the basement and call for help.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of unload
Verb
  • Netflix ditched its $9.99 Basic ad-free tier this year, forcing people to choose between the $6.99 or $15.49 tier.
    Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The impasse left thousands of former public employees scrambling to determine whether to ditch the health insurer or risk not being allowed back to visit doctors, specialists and medical teams that some seniors have been seeing for years, if not decades.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of ditch
Verb
  • Philadelphia has beaten up on weak competition, defeating the Browns, Giants, Bengals, Jaguars and Cowboys — all five teams have losing records and a combined record of 13-35.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The pay television side lost 43,000 subscribers in the third quarter, while Sling TV gained 145,000.
    Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of lose
Verb
  • Wrist bands For a true sentimentalist, throwing away concert wristbands is simply unimaginable.
    Sammi Tapper, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Ann Selzer is throwing away her reputation for a suppression poll.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of throw away
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“Fling (off or away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fling%20%28off%20or%20away%29. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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