Thesaurus / discard
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Cooks had to track any discard that couldn’t be repurposed—including food that came back from the dining room uneaten on each plate—before emptying it into the composter.
INSIDE FINLAND'S PLAN TO END ALL WASTE BY 2050LISA ABENDJANUARY 20, 2022TIMEWhen Nicole Anzia helps clients get their homes in order, she sees certain items time and time again, and they usually end up in the discard bin.
HOW TO TAME YOUR HOUSEHOLD CLUTTERHELEN CAREFOOTOCTOBER 28, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWilliam, indeed, was not the man to discard an old friend for a new one.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II.THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAYThe vote which required the King to discard them merely because they were what he himself was seemed to him a personal affront.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II.THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAYHe would discard any doctrine which, logically carried out, led to absurdity.
BEACON LIGHTS OF HISTORY, VOLUME IJOHN LORD"Yes; she was too genuinely a lady to encourage his suit, then discard him at the last moment," he concluded, despondently.
A FORTUNE HUNTER; OR, THE OLD STONE CORRALJOHN DUNLOE CARTERETHere you are, slouchin' around without a dressin' jacket er slippers en talkin' 'bout an ole song that's in the discard.
DAVID LANNARCK, MIDGETGEORGE S. HARNEYThey would, if they could, discard the bonds which unite them with England.
AMERICAN SKETCHESCHARLES WHIBLEYIf you cannot find a place where they seem to fit in, discard them.
AMATEUR GARDENCRAFTEBEN E. REXFORDMay I ask, would you, if you discovered that Mr. Vincent had a Virginia, discard him for ever from your thoughts?
TALES AND NOVELS, VOLUME 3 (OF 10)MARIA EDGEWORTHWORDS RELATED TO DISCARD
- abjure
- abnegate
- ban
- begrudge
- call on
- contradict
- contravene
- controvert
- curb
- disacknowledge
- disallow
- disavow
- disbelieve
- discard
- disclaim
- discredit
- disown
- disprove
- doubt
- enjoin from
- eschew
- exclude
- forbid
- forgo
- forsake
- gainsay
- hold back
- keep back
- negate
- negative
- not buy
- nullify
- oppose
- rebuff
- rebut
- recant
- refuse
- refute
- reject
- repudiate
- restrain
- revoke
- sacrifice
- say no to
- spurn
- taboo
- take exception to
- turn down
- turn thumbs down
- veto
- withhold
- absolve
- ax
- boot out
- bounce
- bump
- bust
- can
- cashier
- disburden
- discard
- disencumber
- dispense
- displace
- eject
- excuse
- exempt
- expel
- fire
- freeze out
- give one notice
- kick out
- lay off
- let go
- let off
- let one go
- let out
- lock out
- nix
- oust
- privilege from
- relieve
- remove
- replace
- ride out on rail
- run out of town
- show the door
- spare
- supersede
- supplant
- terminate
- unload
- abandon
- abjure
- abnegate
- belittle
- contradict
- contravene
- criticize
- decline
- deprecate
- disacknowledge
- disaffirm
- disallow
- disavow
- discard
- disown
- disparage
- divorce oneself from
- forswear
- gainsay
- minimize
- negate
- recant
- refuse
- reject
- renounce
- repudiate
- retract
- revoke
- spurn
- traverse
- turn back on
- wash hands of
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