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
  • A week after losing 49-35 to Batavia, Maine South came out strong in all three phases of the game.
    — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The Chiefs continue their preseason losing streak, but as The Star’s Sam McDowell writes, the next one counts.
    — Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of losing
Verb
  • A lot of communities across the country are rejecting new data centers.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The council then has the final say in approving — or rejecting — Lucas’ nomination.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of rejecting
Verb
  • The New York Sanitation Department is telling New Yorkers to stop throwing away their needles the wrong way.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Residents described throwing away food, shelling out for generators and sending their children away to family.
    — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of throwing away
Verb
  • Auger-Aliassime was moving lethargically, not showing a lot of energy, dumping water on his head during changeovers to cool down.
    — Lukas Weese, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • On Thursday morning, crews in bright yellow vests were using large lifts to reach the top of the mill’s western side and were dumping debris into nearby train cars.
    — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of dumping
Verb
  • This included a fake product placement for the sauce in an episode of Bosch and one of the actors throwing out the first pitch at a minor league baseball game.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
  • How much are fines for throwing out needles improperly in NYC?
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of throwing out
Verb
  • Simmer the pasta in the sauce, gently stirring and tossing occasionally, until the pasta is al dente.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But on a recent day, Aly was salvaging bricks from his razed home, tossing the good ones in a pile to sell to construction companies.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of tossing
Verb
  • The new system allows the drone to release supplies while hovering, drop payloads during forward flight, or land and unload cargo autonomously, eliminating the need for personnel or dedicated equipment at the receiving site.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Our own Fire Chief Tony Marrone has said that eliminating the entire deer population would increase the risk of wildfire on the island.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 3 Sep. 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 5 Sep. 2026.

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