discard
verb (used with object)
to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of.
have discarded
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present perfectof discard.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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The boorish, puerile Farva — imagine an “Animal House” character its writers would have discarded as too crude — is the catalyst this time around by falling in love.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Jane Magnusson recalled rescuing a first edition of Ernest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises” that her mother might otherwise have discarded or given to a stranger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
By pursuing these charges against Khalil, the government appears to have discarded this historical understanding.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2025
And too many of us have discarded our commitment to respectful discourse.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
Even though I myself have discarded any kind of softness as useless, I find myself thinking that something important is lost if this man has been forced to deny his own nature.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
