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as in left
to end a usually intimate relationship with
all of her friends were surprised at how she just dumped him
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as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
dump the trash on the curb and go back inside
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Recent Examples of dumped
On June 15, the Red Sox dumped Devers and the remainder of his contract on the San Francisco Giants.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
Less than two minutes later, on a fast break, Jalen Douglas faked a shot, then dumped the ball down low to Sims, who scored on a layup.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
That will give Islanders one more week to make their connections and evade being dumped from the island.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
January used to be the time of year in which studios dumped their unloved dregs in theaters.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
Traders immediately dumped shares thought to be exposed.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
After a winter storm dumped 8 to 10 inches of snow on a dormant volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island, the system left behind what’s known as a freezing fogbow.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
How an atmospheric river worsened the snow drought Washington state saw the risks in early December 2025 when a major atmospheric river storm dumped record precipitation in parts of the Pacific Northwest.
—Alejandro N. Flores, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2026
Police believe a car was dumped into the Sacramento River near the Tower Bridge on Thursday morning.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumped
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The state also has an above average number of polluted waterways and more coal ash ponds — small, toxic water bodies near coal plants where poisonous refuse is discarded — than any other state.—
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By the 1970s, many of Lindsay’s policies were anchored more to his office and personality than to his party and were thus easily discarded upon executive turnover.—
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Shortly after the pursuit began, the suspects ditched the car in the 11100 block of Archwood Place and ran away from the officers.—
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Gigi Hadid ditched her signature blonde for her darkest hair ever.—
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The mass of public officials and volunteers unloaded and passed about 1,200 turkeys into the food bank Thursday morning in a lively assembly line.—
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Carol Burnett has unloaded a massive haul of her most coveted awards, handing them off to her alma mater in conjunction with an endowment to support aspiring musical theater performers.—
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The Carolina Panthers lost the game but won a war Saturday night, rekindling the fervor that their fan base felt 10 years ago.—
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According to organizers, the ICE Out for Good Rally in Columbia is calling on Howard County residents to demand accountability, honor the life lost, and make visible the human cost of ICE's actions.—
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“Dumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumped. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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