slough (off)

verb

variants also sluff (off)
Definition of slough (off)next
as in to lose
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slough (off)
  1. lose
  2. reject
  3. dump
  4. toss
  5. eliminate
  6. throw away
  7. ditch
  8. discard
Verb
  • With a healthy diet, cats can lose 0.5 percent to 1 percent of their body weight per week.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Chelsea and Arsenal have been heavily linked but, unless anyone floats a fee significantly north of £100million, Newcastle will simply not countenance losing a player who is contracted until 2028.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of lose
Verb
  • His presidency rejected the doctrines of Reaganomics, insisting instead that government could, and should, invest in its people.
    Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The judge in that case on Monday rejected Trump’s request to toss out the convictions and indictment on a claim of presidential immunity.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of reject
Verb
  • Discoveries of bodies dumped by roadsides are a regular occurrence.
    César Rodríguez For The New York Times, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • So dumping large amounts of pasta or rice down a drain isn’t a great idea.
    Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of dump
Verb
  • Algorithmic Trading The term algorithmic trading is tossed around a lot these days.
    Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Sugarcane provides evidence that newborns were tossed into incinerators at St. Joseph’s Mission; NoiseCat’s own father, Ed Archie NoiseCat, miraculously avoided immolation as a baby only through the intercession of a groundskeeper who heard the infant’s cries.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of toss
Verb
  • This representation of the digital world into a battleground for literary production finds its boundaries blurred, thereby eliminating the toxicity of black milk for women writers struggling to find their own balance.
    Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Carter strove to help nearly eliminate Guinea worm disease, and more.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of eliminate
Verb
  • Make three piles: one for keeping, one for donating or selling, and one for any unwearable or damaged items that should be thrown away or (ideally) recycled.
    Christina Pérez, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The system engaged with Neely and went out of its way to match him to help rather than locking him up and throwing away the key.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of throw away
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
  • Add the marinated tenderloin, discarding marinade, and sear about 3 minutes on all sides until browned and crusty.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • With the long side facing you, cut off and discard about 1-inch from the left and right ends of the stack on the diagonal (make sure both cuts are slanted in the same direction).
    Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of discard
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