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verb

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as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted once she became rich and didn't need them anymore, she cast off all her old friends like so much junk

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castoff

2 of 3

noun

as in reject
one who is cast out or rejected by society a castoff who later became a famous poet

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cast-off

3 of 3

adjective

as in discarded

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Recent Examples of cast (off)
Adjective
That leaves an extremely dense, rapidly spinning, highly magnetic stellar remnant surrounded by a shell of cast-off material. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2025 Russia tops the chart of cast-off rockets at this altitude, with 512 uncontrolled spacecraft that could ultimately threaten robotic and human explorers across low Earth orbit. — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cast (off)
  1. dump
  2. reject
  3. discard
  4. ditch
  5. outcast
  6. waste
  7. unload
  8. pariah
Verb
  • The complaint against White wasn’t filed the day of the incident but on Monday, a day after Kyng was dumped dead at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in East Flatbush, cops said.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The big picture: California's rainy season, which roughly spans from November to early April, is marked by the prevalence of atmospheric rivers, characterized as highways of concentrated water vapor that travel across the Pacific Ocean which dump heavy snow or rain on land.
    — Nadia Lopez, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of dump
Noun
  • Still, the rejects are legion: Amy Sedaris, Tiffany Haddish, Jim Carrey, Nick Kroll, Aubrey Plaza, John Goodman, Geena Davis, Jennifer Aniston, Andrea Martin, Zach Galifianakis, Paul Reubens.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
  • But fans of the show's illustrious rejects — would-be cast members who auditioned but didn't get invited to join the cast — could make an argument their team has had just as much success, maybe more.
    — Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2025
Definition of reject
Verb
  • It could have been discarded as a worthwhile punt that just did not work out, but the scrutiny on the transfer increased when Kai Havertz sustained a season-ending hamstring tear in February.
    — Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Employees had to discard taquitos and hot dog bites that were stored in a broken refrigerator.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of discard
Verb
  • Eight years later, Democrats have devolved into nostrums about appealing to the middle class, ditching academic language, and finding a uniting message.
    — Alexander Nazaryan, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
  • After class, ditch the grip socks and turn it into a look with your favorite cardigan or leather jacket.
    — Aemilia Madden, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of ditch
Noun
  • After the fall of Saul, the once-mighty King of Israel, the prophet Samuel is directed by God to anoint teen outcast David as the new king.
    — DeVonne Goode, Parents, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Those capricious moves and bold reversals have fueled the anxiety in the diplomatic corps here in Washington even as allies and outcasts alike are trying to make sense of the moment.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of outcast
Adjective
  • This anti-waste brand upcycles materials, and was founded by Kisa Sky Shiga.
    — Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Fanning out like urban guerrillas through Paris’ darkened streets well after midnight, the anti-waste activists shinny up walls and drain pipes, reaching for switches to turn off the lights. Click.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2022
Definition of waste
Verb
  • Endeavor has been steadily unloading assets in the wake of an April 2024 announcement that private equity giant Silver Lake—already a sizable Endeavor investor—would be taking the company private at $27.5 per share.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The 46-year-old has been unloading a lot of baggage lately.
    — Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of unload
Noun
  • Russia has been committing crimes against humanity and has become an international pariah.
    — Katya Soldak, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Syria itself is an international pariah under Western sanctions linked to the war.
    — Mehmet Guzel, Ghaith Alsayed and Suzan Fraser, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Feb. 2023
Definition of pariah

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