1
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
After a cynical congratulations from the Front Man, Gi-hun is unceremoniously dumped on the streets of Seoul, where the traumatized man refuses his winnings and lives in abject poverty for a year.
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Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Caretakers at All Things Wild Rehabilitation believe that Polly, a 1-year-old Pekin duck who's missing part of her bill, was dumped at a pond by her former owner and attacked by a snapping turtle.
—Natalie Escobar, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
The whiskey is dumped from the barrel and water is added to cut it to about 50 proof (25 percent ABV).
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2024
Berkshire’s cash has only grown after Buffett this year aggressively dumped enormous pieces of his two largest holdings, Apple and Bank of America .
—Yun Li, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
This doesn’t bode well for the markets, and investors dumped the speculative stocks.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Their throats were slit and their bodies were dumped in the nearby woods.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2024
The murder is believed to have taken place in Northwest Florida, the outlet reported, citing police, meaning Bennett’s body is believed to have been dumped across state lines, roughly 50 miles from where the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says she was last seen meeting Ellington.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Investors had dumped high-flying fintech companies in 2022 as a wave of unprofitable firms like Dave went public via special purpose acquisition companies.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Caretakers at All Things Wild Rehabilitation believe that Polly, a 1-year-old Pekin duck who's missing part of her bill, was dumped at a pond by her former owner and attacked by a snapping turtle.
—Natalie Escobar, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
The whiskey is dumped from the barrel and water is added to cut it to about 50 proof (25 percent ABV).
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2024
Berkshire’s cash has only grown after Buffett this year aggressively dumped enormous pieces of his two largest holdings, Apple and Bank of America .
—Yun Li, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
This doesn’t bode well for the markets, and investors dumped the speculative stocks.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Their throats were slit and their bodies were dumped in the nearby woods.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2024
The murder is believed to have taken place in Northwest Florida, the outlet reported, citing police, meaning Bennett’s body is believed to have been dumped across state lines, roughly 50 miles from where the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says she was last seen meeting Ellington.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Investors had dumped high-flying fintech companies in 2022 as a wave of unprofitable firms like Dave went public via special purpose acquisition companies.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Dumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumped. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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