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
These chemicals also threaten the water when products containing them are dumped onto the ground or into lakes and rivers.
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
That’s when a series of storms dumped a significant amount of rain in Northern California, lifting water levels across the region.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
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
Consider, for instance, the nuclear refuse that the United States dumped among Pacific island nations during the Cold War, which threatens radioactive disaster even decades later.
—Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
Two people dumped the boy at Downstate Medical Center on Clarkson Ave.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
His body was likely dumped at the beginning of the month, investigators said.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
The solids can be used for compost or disposed of in the garbage, and the liquids can be diluted into fertilizer, dumped into a more permanent toilet, or sprinkled on the ground.
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
The Dumb Friends League officially dumped its century-old name Friday, announcing its rebranding as Humane Colorado.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
That’s when a series of storms dumped a significant amount of rain in Northern California, lifting water levels across the region.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
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
Consider, for instance, the nuclear refuse that the United States dumped among Pacific island nations during the Cold War, which threatens radioactive disaster even decades later.
—Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
Two people dumped the boy at Downstate Medical Center on Clarkson Ave.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
His body was likely dumped at the beginning of the month, investigators said.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
The solids can be used for compost or disposed of in the garbage, and the liquids can be diluted into fertilizer, dumped into a more permanent toilet, or sprinkled on the ground.
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
The Dumb Friends League officially dumped its century-old name Friday, announcing its rebranding as Humane Colorado.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Dumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumped. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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