junking 1 of 2

noun

as in removal
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless that old chair needs junking

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junking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of junk
as in dumping
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 junking
  1. removal
  2. dumping
  3. disposal
  4. discarding
  5. ditching
  6. unloading
  7. scrapping
  8. losing
Noun
  • The removal of free sync was spotted earlier this week by a user who posted in the Withings forum, and was first reported by MacRumors.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Ask whether housekeeping includes fresh towels, trash removal, bed-making and bathroom cleaning, particularly during longer stays.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of removal
Verb
  • Analysts are perking up about CoreWeave, even though investors are dumping shares and interest rates are rising in the economy.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Standing water and dumping rodents put a country club restaurant in timeout after an inspection Friday.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of dumping
Noun
  • Some cities have free disposal days for residents, and some allow non-residents to use the facility for a fee.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The needs assessment, due to CalRecycle by March 1, 2027, will map California’s existing textile collection, hauling, reuse, repair, recycling and disposal capacity.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of disposal
Verb
  • Keitel’s arrival meant discarding the work Ferrara and Walken had done together.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Using more detergent than necessary means buying and discarding containers more often.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of discarding
Verb
  • By ditching expensive cobalt and nickel for cheap, abundant iron, automakers lower costs while creating a battery that is safer and less prone to fire.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Shoppers are ditching sweet gourmand perfumes and candles for something that smells like a backyard garden, and the tomato leaf fragrance trend is leading that shift this spring and summer.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of ditching
Verb
  • Getting thousands of sailors and tons of equipment off the ship is like unloading a small city.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Koons, one of the world’s most famous living artists, is said to be unloading the works in order to fund his own practice.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of unloading
Verb
  • His party invited high school activists on stage at a rally Sunday, then proposed lowering the voting age to 16 and scrapping selective admissions at universities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Bumble distinguished itself by only allowing women to message first, eventually going public in 2021 at a $14 billion valuation, before scrapping its hallmark rule this year amid declining users.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of scrapping
Verb
  • Atlanta reached the Finals for the first time since 2013 and after losing in its previous three appearances in the championship round, will be trying for their first as well.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Tim Boyd San Juan Capistrano I’m sure there are Dodgers fans unhappy about losing to the Brewers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of losing
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“Junking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junking. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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