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as in left
to end a usually intimate relationship with
all of her friends were surprised at how she just dumped him
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as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
dump the trash on the curb and go back inside
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Recent Examples of dumped
The Asheville, North Carolina, hospital was crippled after fast-moving Helene dumped a record amount of rain in the region over the weekend.
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NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Will the slight of being dumped to challenger impact Koop’s game?
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The midfielder officially hung his boots up after Germany were beaten on home soil by eventual winners Spain at the Euros, and dumped out of the last eight.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The two eventually got dumped into slower waters and swam ashore.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
The Asheville, North Carolina hospital was crippled after fast-moving Hurricane Helene dumped a record amount of rain in the region over the weekend.
—NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Federal prosecutors said that Dunbar had found a bottle of clear liquor and dumped it on a bed before igniting a shirt belonging to his former girlfriend.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
The biggest threat from tropical cyclones is no longer storm surge, but rainfall like Helene dumped on North Carolina.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
The Asheville, North Carolina, hospital was crippled after fast-moving Hurricane Helene dumped a record amount of rain in the region over the weekend.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Will the slight of being dumped to challenger impact Koop’s game?
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The midfielder officially hung his boots up after Germany were beaten on home soil by eventual winners Spain at the Euros, and dumped out of the last eight.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The two eventually got dumped into slower waters and swam ashore.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
The Asheville, North Carolina hospital was crippled after fast-moving Hurricane Helene dumped a record amount of rain in the region over the weekend.
—NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Federal prosecutors said that Dunbar had found a bottle of clear liquor and dumped it on a bed before igniting a shirt belonging to his former girlfriend.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
The biggest threat from tropical cyclones is no longer storm surge, but rainfall like Helene dumped on North Carolina.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
The Asheville, North Carolina, hospital was crippled after fast-moving Hurricane Helene dumped a record amount of rain in the region over the weekend.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Dumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumped. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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