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
  • Before long he’s been dumped in the back of a police car, making the jostly trek to a segregated reform school known as Nickel Academy.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The cold front brought lake-effect snow, dumping 3.5 feet of snow in western and up to 20 inches in northern Lower .
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of dump
Verb
  • Look over the chestnuts and discard any with holes in them or that feel very soft when squeezed.
    Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Transfer to a paper-towel lined plate; discard drippings or reserve for another use.
    Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of discard
Verb
  • Growing up, one of my favorite holiday activities was helping my grandma unload her giant storage box of ornaments.
    Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2024
  • But the Cubs were anxious to unload a contract that will pay him $27.5 million in 2025 and $25 million in 2026.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of unload
Verb
  • And the choice to ditch the strobe effect that ages the cast into adults feels unnecessary.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • After ditching President Florentino Perez twice at the altar in 2017 and 2022, Mbappe finally decided to let his PSG contract run down this summer and subsequently join the 15-time Champions League winners.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of ditch
Verb
  • The betting market seems to have concluded that Kansas City has lost its knockout punch.
    Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Leigh touches on something unresolved in her nature and in the state of the world, especially now when so many people easily lose grip.
    Armond White, National Review, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of lose
Verb
  • Gerrard notes that the samples were incredibly unlikely to have been thrown away in geeral waste, and were probably destroyed in an autoclave as per usual lab protocol.
    Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The nearly 200-year-old residence is only a stone’s throw away from Brooklyn Heights’ popular restaurants and shops, as well as The Promenade and Brooklyn Bridge Park.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 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 24 Dec. 2024.

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