jettison
verb (used with object)
to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
has jettisoned
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present perfectof jettison (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It is clear that the painter takes inspiration most from Boucher’s settings, rather than his figures, but that doesn’t mean that Ms. Yukhnovich has jettisoned representative elements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
It’s not that Bailey, 72, has jettisoned the theatrical experience entirely.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2022
But this year, the public health district has jettisoned traditional contact tracing after the case backlog became hopelessly huge.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2021
Party leaders still revere Deng, even though Mr. Xi has jettisoned some of his pragmatic policies.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2018
Not that the American has jettisoned these impedimenta in anger; they have simply slipped from him as he moves.
From Character and Opinion in the United States by George Santayana
