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as in dumped
to end a usually intimate relationship with ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior
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as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted we ditched the old table at the town dump
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Recent Examples of ditched While at a brunch with Barbour in New York City, the media mogul ditched casual jeans for an elegant denim skirt. —
Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 Certainly not the men who’ve ditched their oxfords and brogues in favor of that most casual category of non-sneaker shoe, the loafer. —Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026 Upon closer investigation, nothing of interest was found; some goober probably ditched it after realizing there was no other way out of a sticky situation. —Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 16 Apr. 2026 The 79-year-old actress ditched her signature auburn-brown hair for an icy blonde bombshell look during Sabrina Carpenter's Coachella performance on April 10. —Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026 People stood back up as Church grabbed the mic, ditched some of the stillness, and started moving, actually performing in the way most people associate with an Eric Church show. —Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026 Honda, for its part, ditched plans to build its remarkable-looking 0 series SUV and saloon that were meant to use an all-new electric-vehicle (EV) platform, just a few days ago. —Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026 Detectives said the suspects ditched their SUV near the crime scene. —Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 Certainly not the men who’ve ditched their oxfords and brogues in favor of that most casual category of non-sneaker shoe, the loafer. —Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026 Upon closer investigation, nothing of interest was found; some goober probably ditched it after realizing there was no other way out of a sticky situation. —Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 16 Apr. 2026 The 79-year-old actress ditched her signature auburn-brown hair for an icy blonde bombshell look during Sabrina Carpenter's Coachella performance on April 10. —Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026 People stood back up as Church grabbed the mic, ditched some of the stillness, and started moving, actually performing in the way most people associate with an Eric Church show. —Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026 Honda, for its part, ditched plans to build its remarkable-looking 0 series SUV and saloon that were meant to use an all-new electric-vehicle (EV) platform, just a few days ago. —Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026 Detectives said the suspects ditched their SUV near the crime scene. —Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Detectives believe Rodriguez took the man's body, drove nearly 100 miles away to Highland and dumped the man's body in the road.— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
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The Norwegian director balanced horror, humor and action with more panache in the films that put him on the map, Dead Snow and its sequel, which dumped Nazi zombies in mountain woodlands.— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
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McGillivray said the cold added another layer of complexity because runners were arriving in Hopkinton with many layers of extra clothing that would be discarded at the start line and need to be collected.— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
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The case began on September 8, 2025, when police investigators found Hernandez’s body in the trunk of Burke’s discarded Tesla in Los Angeles.— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
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But Stanley said the effort was entirely consistent with Patagonia's results-first philosophy — because Walmart is so huge, convincing it to do something as simple as not idling its delivery trucks while they are unloaded has a significant environmental benefit.— Tony Biasotti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Smith unloaded a two-out, three-run, game-winning double into the left-center gap Tuesday, giving the Braves a 6-5 win over the Marlins at Truist Park.— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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The Spurs were down by two in the second quarter when Wemby left and lost 106-103.— Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Yeah, that’s been lost, which is strange.— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
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And the paintings began, in part, as a meditation on erasure—a rebuke, of sorts, to a digital regime that had abandoned writing’s tactility.— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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The speed problem Imas hasn’t abandoned his fears.— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Ditched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/ditched. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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