throwing away 1 of 2

noun

as in removal
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless the throwing away of her old stuffed animals marked the beginning of her mental preparation for an independent life as a college student

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throwing away

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verb

present participle of throw away
1
as in dumping
to get rid of as useless or unwanted I should throw away that torn shirt

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2
as in spending
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 throwing away
Verb
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 For Brashares, letting go of her kids’ and husband’s old clothes always felt a little like throwing away more than tattered items. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026 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 That means throwing away anything sitting on your kitchen counter. — Emma Jacobson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026 Knowing what those dates really mean will help Californians make informed decisions and avoid throwing away food unnecessarily while getting more value from every trip to the grocery store. — Leeann Weintraub, Oc Register, 25 July 2026 Relocating, composting or throwing away the vines could result in the spread of the disease. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwing away
  1. removal
  2. dumping
  3. spending
  4. disposal
  5. unloading
  6. running through
  7. discarding
  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
Verb
  • After arriving at the hospital and spending nearly an hour with hospital staff filling out paperwork, I was handed another form accepting financial responsibility.
    — Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Teams are tight-knit, spending practically every moment together from Spring Training through October in what can be described as a 162-game marathon.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of spending
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
  • 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
  • Give workers a reason to share On October 2, Norway’s government and eight employer and union organizations signed an AI agreement running through 2029.
    — Christoph Trattner, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The long effort to identify Vietnam’s war dead The recovery is part of a nationwide 500-day campaign running through July 2027 to locate the remains of about 7,000 war dead and identify them.
    — Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of running through
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
  • 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
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“Throwing away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwing%20away. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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