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adjective

Definition of junkednext
as in discarded

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junked

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verb

past tense of junk
as in dumped
to get rid of as useless or unwanted we'll have to junk this old car

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junked
  1. discarded
  2. dumped
  3. neglected
  4. lost
Verb
  • That idea was proposed by the city’s citizen redistricting commission in 2021 but discarded by the council.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Called the Regeneration Hub Zero, the factory, which is in Frankfurt, can recover, collect and sort textiles that have been discarded and turn them into Reju Polyester, which has a 50 percent lower carbon footprint than virgin polyester.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of discarded
Verb
  • The two eventually got dumped into slower waters and swam ashore.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 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
Definition of dumped
Adjective
  • Soft landing optimism has led the 2024 stock rally to broaden as of late into more neglected areas of the market such as small-caps.
    Krystal Hur, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Meanwhile, a team aiming to restore a neglected and earthquake-damaged archaeological site in Turkey came across a tiny 3,500-year-old cuneiform tablet.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
Definition of neglected
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  • Binder had been showing focus group participants a chart of jobs lost and gained during the Great Recession and recovery.
    Zohreen Shah, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Vikings-Jets Three undefeated teams lost last week leaving the Vikings and Chiefs remaining at 4-0.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of lost
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