THREW AWAY Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

threw away

verb

Definition of threw away next

past tense of throw away

as in discarded

to get rid of as useless or unwanted I should throw away that torn shirt

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as in spent

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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Ed, as the film reveals, was miraculously spared from the incinerator; an unknown number of babies born to girls attending the school did not escape that grim fate – discarded with the knowledge or at the direction of Catholic clergy who ran the school.

Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
The archaeologists believe that the statue was discarded in a sewer during the Roman Empire’s transition to Christianity.

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Dec. 2024

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