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as in dumping
to end a usually intimate relationship with ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior
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as in discarding
to get rid of as useless or unwanted we ditched the old table at the town dump
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Recent Examples of ditching Kansas City is ditching a city code that long required new development to include a certain amount of parking space, which helped turn a significant portion of the city’s usable land into surface-level parking lots. —
Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026 The video comes just days after Hudson pulled off a subtle hair transformation, ditching her boho waves for something sleeker. —Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026 People are ditching complicated routines, increasing demand for simple tools and regimens that deliver relief. —Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026 As the Census suggests, many are still turning to the post-graduate degree (but a growing number are also ditching college altogether). —Jake Angelo, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026 Members of Gen Z aren't ditching alcohol altogether. —Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026 Shoppers are not ditching traditional candy this Easter. —Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026 Papperger, who became CEO in 2013, even considered ditching the weapons business and turning Rheinmetall into an auto-parts supplier. —Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026 The decision to shutter Sora's API suggests the company might be ditching video generation altogether. —Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026 The video comes just days after Hudson pulled off a subtle hair transformation, ditching her boho waves for something sleeker. —Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026 People are ditching complicated routines, increasing demand for simple tools and regimens that deliver relief. —Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026 As the Census suggests, many are still turning to the post-graduate degree (but a growing number are also ditching college altogether). —Jake Angelo, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026 Members of Gen Z aren't ditching alcohol altogether. —Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026 Shoppers are not ditching traditional candy this Easter. —Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026 Papperger, who became CEO in 2013, even considered ditching the weapons business and turning Rheinmetall into an auto-parts supplier. —Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026 The decision to shutter Sora's API suggests the company might be ditching video generation altogether. —Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
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Fillman and his diving instructor tapped into their survival instincts by dumping their heavy diving gear and tanks and tying themselves together with their remaining gear to prevent them from drifting apart.— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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Polls show voters give him poor marks on the issue and are leaning toward dumping his Republican allies in the forthcoming midterm congressional elections.— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Gaff agreed, and ultimately sampled a few flavors while discarding each piece of gum into small cups with lids, the outlet reported.— Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Refresh plants in fall by harvesting and discarding the outer leaves to initiate new growth.— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
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The Cubs stranded a season-high 17 runners on base Tuesday, their first win when leaving at least 17 on base since June 2, 2018, and their first at Wrigley Field since July 3, 2010 (both also had 17 LOB).— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
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His original boss, national security adviser Mike Waltz, was booted to the United Nations after the Signalgate scandal, leaving the role to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was already juggling portfolios and is busier now with Iran.— Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 21 Apr. 2026
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Cleaning houses, working in a candle shop, babysitting, unloading trucks in a food terminal and finally the kitchen of local health food grocery the Turnip Truck, music was always in the background.— Holly Gleason, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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An oil tanker unloading crude last week at the port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province.— Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
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McIlroy at least steadied himself after losing the lead.— Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
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The overwhelming grief of losing a child became even worse when a detective gave her a notebook from Audree’s locker.— Meena Duerson, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
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The same day, a judge sentenced her to serve three years of probation for abandoning Kha’liya’s body.— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
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Fuqua thought about abandoning the project, but ultimately agreed to reconceive it instead.— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Ditching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/ditching. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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