sloughing (off)

verb

variants also sluffing (off)
present participle of slough (off)
as in casting (off)
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloughing (off)
  1. losing
  2. rejecting
  3. throwing away
  4. dumping
  5. throwing out
  6. tossing
  7. eliminating
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
Verb
  • Alvarez said that rejecting Amendment 2 means rejecting the small farmer who can’t keep cows in the field.
    — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Stewart was an executive producer of his friend Colbert’s show and harshly criticized the cancellation, rejecting Paramount’s financial justification and accusing the company of bending the knee to the president.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of rejecting
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  • Customers can keep the vessel and return for a new scent instead of throwing away or recycling a candle jar.
    — Beret Leone, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Washington couldn’t spike the ball before time expired, throwing away an easy shot for the game-winning boot.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of throwing away
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
Verb
  • Florida’s law banning minors under 14 from getting their own social media accounts is likely constitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, throwing out a lower court’s preliminary injunction against the law.
    — Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Supermarket owners described throwing out nearly a dumpster’s worth of frozen food.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of throwing out
Verb
  • The video showed the employee tossing the cash onto the front counter before the suspect grabbed the money and stuffed it into his pocket.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Arrange in a single layer and roast, tossing occasionally, until tender and browned, 15–25 minutes.
    — Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of tossing
Verb
  • The wireless hub can sit up to 10 meters away from the screen, eliminating cable clutter.
    — Justin Pot, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • If successful, such treatments could potentially be prescribed for patients to take at home, eliminating the need for lengthy supervised sessions.
    — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of eliminating
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“Sloughing (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloughing%20%28off%29. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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