JETTISON Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in removal

the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless with his ship rapidly sinking, the captain ordered a last-ditch jettison of much of its cargo

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jettison

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verb

ˈje-tə-sən

as in to discard

to get rid of as useless or unwanted just jettison that plan, because we know it won't work

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Noun

Money can never be dismissed as part of the equation when management jettisons veteran talent. —

Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 11 May 2024 Starliner proceeded smoothly through SRB burnout and jettison, first-stage cutoff, separation, and then a burn of the Atlas V’s Centaur second stage to take it to the verge of orbit. —

Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 5 June 2024

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But during their trip to the station, Starliner had five of its RCS thrusters fail while also identifying several helium leaks in the spacecraft’s propulsion system, which is housed in the attached service module, hardware that will be jettisoned before reentry. —

Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2024 At a recent show, DeGeneres addressed what happened, emphasizing that she had been jettisoned from the spotlight for being unpleasant. —

Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for jettison

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