sloughs (off)

verb

variants also sluffs (off)
Definition of sloughs (off)next
present tense third-person singular of slough (off)
as in loses
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. loses
  2. dumps
  3. tosses
  4. eliminates
Verb
  • If just one of those teams loses, and the Colts win Sunday, there is still hope.
    James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Forced out of the presidential race, exposed as senile, his VP then loses, and the pardon of his son causes widespread bipartisan outrage.
    Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of loses
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  • Rip dumps the body in the same place the Duttons have always dumped bodies.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The former will get your children soaked thanks to several sprinklers, misters, and a bucket of water—which dumps approximately every five minutes—and the latter?
    Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of dumps
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  • Jayden Daniels intercepted by Reed Blankenship The wheels are completely off for the Commanders now, as Daniels tosses an interception to Blankenship.
    Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Rip soaks Jamie's car in gasoline and tosses a match inside.
    Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of tosses
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  • But the new bubbly font eliminates drop shadows in accordance with modern tastes.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In some cases, treatment reduces or eliminates the pain.
    Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of eliminates
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