eighty-six

verb

ˌā-tē-ˈsiks How to pronounce eighty-six (audio)
variants or 86
Definition of eighty-sixnext
as in to discard
to get rid of as useless or unwanted decided to eighty-six his birth name the minute he arrived in Hollywood

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  1. discard
  2. lose
  3. ditch
  4. scrap
  5. shed
  6. reject
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  • The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
  • That’s $57 billion in gold and other components irresponsibly discarded.
    David Joosten, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of discard
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  • Moss and Freeman sued Giuliani — a former New York City mayor and a supporter of Donald Trump — for defamation for falsely accusing them of committing election fraud in connection with the 2020 election that Trump lost to Joe Biden.
    Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Calling up someone from the practice squad would make the Bills lose a number at a different position for someone who would be a variable in that role, without any other function than that role.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of lose
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  • Some will give you immediate satisfaction (such as ditching paper and going digital), while others will pay off over time (like focusing on decluttering one space at a time).
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Johnson enters the new year trying to ditch the missteps and the controversies that have left his political standing in the dust.
    Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of ditch
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  • And after Trump won this past November's election, his lawyers argued that the case had to be scrapped to avoid impinging on his upcoming presidency and his transition to the Oval Office.
    MICHAEL R. SISAK, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
  • And after Trump won this past November’s election, his lawyers argued that the case had to be scrapped to avoid impinging on his upcoming presidency and his transition to the Oval Office.
    Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of scrap
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  • Such a confession sheds every sense of vanity and keeps Better Man true to a pop star’s real charm.
    Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
  • While no official decisions have been made, a new Facebook page is offering a comedic glimpse at a future when the Keller school district sheds some of its schools.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of shed
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  • By March, 2014, all but one of the publishers had rejected the book, and Kim and Freeman parted ways.
    Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The deal, which Biden rejected for national security reasons, may damage future investments and business plans with foreign allies, analysts have said.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of reject
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