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discards

  • plural
    of discard.
    discard
    verb (used with object)
    to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of.
  • present tense form
    of discard (3rd person singular).
    discard
    verb (used with object)
    to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of.

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They agree to meet again, but Kip completely discards his Western life.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

Back in the diamond belt of Sierra Leone, Daniel discards another sieve-load of gravel.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

This measurement, which has critics and fans, discards the categories with the most extreme inflation readings on both the high and low ends.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

Most of these businesses offer pickup at the end of the season and have partnerships with farms, where they drop off discards that become food for animals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025

Over and over he crosses out symbols and numbers, discards books in favor of others, and then returns to the discarded ones again.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern