sloughed (off)

verb

variants also sluffed (off)
Definition of sloughed (off)next
past tense of slough (off)
as in lost
to get rid of as useless or unwanted finally sloughed off the depression that had been weighing him down for months

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  1. lost
  2. tossed
  3. dumped
  4. discarded
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  • Yes, Rupert Murdoch lost an epic courtroom battle with his kids over his media empire (during which actual Succession plot lines were discussed), but the Fox News mogul also suffered a rare defeat in TV news.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Chandler fought Charles Oliveira in a rematch and lost the fight via unanimous decision.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of lost
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  • Investigators examined the cell phone and found multiple text messages, but the information could not lead them to the suspect who tossed the firearm.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • While the Mustangs’ defense held tall early, starting quarterback Kelvin Jennings tossed two backbreaking pick sixes in the first and second quarter.
    Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of tossed
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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
  • 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
Definition of dumped
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  • 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
  • The archaeologists believe that the statue was discarded in a sewer during the Roman Empire’s transition to Christianity.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of discarded
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