1
: the act of one that dumps
especially
: the selling of goods in quantity at below market price
2
: the practice of refusing emergency medical care to poor or uninsured patients or of referring them to another hospital without that hospital's consent
called also patient dumping
Examples of dumping in a Sentence
laws that prohibit the dumping of toxic materials
the dumping of last year's fashions by the garment manufacturers
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After nearly six weeks of controversy, dumpings, and dramatic recouplings, Love Island USA has officially crowned its season 7 winners!
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Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 14 July 2025
The cameras captured one offender illegally dumping three times and another dumping twice.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
The day of their dumping, Taylor even confessed that Clarke may be The One.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 8 July 2025
Chase Mitchell played a key role during Vanderbilt football’s turning season, which featured a surprise upset of Alabama – and a subsequent dumping of the goalpost into the Cumberland River.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 14 July 2025
The cameras captured one offender illegally dumping three times and another dumping twice.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
The day of their dumping, Taylor even confessed that Clarke may be The One.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 8 July 2025
Chase Mitchell played a key role during Vanderbilt football’s turning season, which featured a surprise upset of Alabama – and a subsequent dumping of the goalpost into the Cumberland River.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for dumping
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“Dumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumping. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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