thrown away

verb

Definition of thrown awaynext
past participle of throw away
1
as in dumped
to get rid of as useless or unwanted I should throw away that torn shirt

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2
as in spent
to use up carelessly if you buy a high-end computer, you'll just be throwing away money on a bunch of features you'll never use

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown away
  1. dumped
  2. spent
  3. lost
  4. discarded
  5. tossed
  6. shed
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
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  • Liberty Initiative Fund has in recent years spent millions in other states to back term limits and citizen-only voting measures, according campaign finance records compiled by the nonprofit watchdog OpenSecrets.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The three of them packed up and spent three days in the sprawling estate, moving from room to room styling and photographing the collection.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of spent
Verb
  • Vikings-Jets Three undefeated teams lost last week leaving the Vikings and Chiefs remaining at 4-0.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • 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
Definition of lost
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  • 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
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  • Coppola snatches unassimilated ideas from current political paranoia and recent cultural catastrophes (manic news media promoting celebrity insanity), all tossed into the mix with demented incoherence.
    Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But Disney tried to get the lawsuit tossed by asking the court to move the dispute to arbitration, meaning the case would not go before a jury or otherwise continue in court.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
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  • Looney, shedding about 20 pounds this offseason by fasting daily until the afternoon is nimbler.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • On Wednesday, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and core CPI data will be published, shedding light on inflationary trends and the cost of living.
    Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024
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