discarding 1 of 2

noun

as in removal
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless the daily discarding of all unwanted e-mail

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discarding

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verb

present participle of discard
as in dumping
to get rid of as useless or unwanted discard an old, torn sweater

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Recent Examples of discarding
Noun
In another probable cause statement, Julian is accused of participating in the discarding of the baton as well. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Verb
Using more detergent than necessary means buying and discarding containers more often. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 During the response, drone pilots spotted the man discarding a rifle outside the residence, police said. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 That method involves preserving the initial prompt and the last several thousand reasoning tokens, but discarding many of the intermediate reasoning tokens. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 Toyota's luxury division is taking its efficiency up a notch for the 2027 model year by completely discarding its gas powertrain. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 How Your Kidneys Process Multivitamins The kidneys continuously filter the blood, reabsorbing the nutrients and discarding waste. — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 Aug. 2026 Peeling, trimming, and discarding green portions are the most effective measures to ensure a potato is safe to eat. — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 29 Aug. 2026 On Day 2, stir mixture and measure out 110 g (1/2 cup) of starter into a fresh container, discarding the rest (at this point, the discard is not ready to be used in recipes). — Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2026 Sticky Outdoor Toys Instead of stashing dirty or damaged outdoor toys back on the shelf, go through every item and carefully inspect it, discarding any broken or torn toys and giving dirty ones a good deep clean. — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discarding
  1. removal
  2. dumping
  3. disposal
  4. ditching
  5. unloading
  6. losing
  7. abandoning
Noun
  • Every artist supporting Sheeran on his Loop Tour withdrew from his stadium run following the removal of Macklemore.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The group even named the lambs Sammy, Sunny and Sooty, and posted a video of the removal.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of removal
Verb
  • Earlier Tuesday afternoon, the weather service said thunderstorms were already dumping heavy rain across the region, with more rain on the horizon.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • An out-of-town attorney was abducted outside a Midtown Manhattan strip club and savagely beaten by four thieves who stole his Rolex watch and iPhone before dumping him in a New Jersey nature reserve, federal officials said Tuesday.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of dumping
Noun
  • Scores of residents were evacuated from their homes near the base early Sunday as armed police officers and army bomb-disposal experts swooped on the rural area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Nick wants to be careful about their firm’s spending, but Serena reminds him that Cathcarts has every resource at its disposal.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of disposal
Verb
  • Shoppers are ditching sweet gourmand perfumes and candles for something that smells like a backyard garden, and the tomato leaf fragrance trend is leading that shift this spring and summer.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The keys use a USB device to store a private authentication key to complete the login process, thereby ditching digital-only passwords or passcodes that a hacker can steal.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of ditching
Verb
  • An employee was also observed loading dirty dishes into a dish rack and subsequently unloading clean dishes from a dish rack without washing their hands.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Many showed up every morning, unloading pallets of potatoes, working the front desk, helping others who came for food.
    — Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of unloading
Verb
  • Nearly all of the survey’s respondents — 96% — said losing the supplement would be a serious financial blow.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Jack Wolf Westwood Lincoln Riley talks a big game about excelling in the Big Ten, but in losing badly to Oregon and its backup quarterback, USC probably couldn’t win the Pac-12 this year.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of losing
Verb
  • A lot of people are abandoning physical amplifiers and using digital emulation.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Tennessee changed its lethal injection protocol in 2024, abandoning its previous three-drug method in favor of the single drug pentobarbital, which slows down a person’s nervous system.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of abandoning

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“Discarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discarding. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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