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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
- burn
- cashier
- cast aside
- cast off
- cast out
- chuck
- decline
- deny
- despise
- disallow
- disbelieve
- discard
- discount
- discredit
- disdain
- dismiss
- eliminate
- exclude
- give thumbs down to
- jettison
- jilt
- kill
- nix
- not buy
- pass by
- pass on
- pass up
- put down
- rebuff
- refuse
- renounce
- repel
- reprobate
- repudiate
- repulse
- scoff
- scorn
- scout
- scrap
- second
- shed
- shoot down
- shun
- slough
- spurn
- throw away
- throw out
- turn down
- veto
- burns
- cashiers
- casts aside
- casts off
- casts out
- chucks
- declines
- denies
- despises
- disallows
- disbelieves
- discards
- discounts
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- disdains
- dismisses
- eliminates
- excludes
- gives thumbs down to
- jettisons
- jilts
- kills
- nixes
- not buys
- passes by
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- passes up
- puts down
- rebuffs
- refuses
- renounces
- repels
- reprobates
- repudiates
- repulses
- scoffs
- scorns
- scouts
- scraps
- seconds
- sheds
- shoots down
- shuns
- sloughs
- spurns
- throws away
- throws out
- turns down
- vetoes
- abandon
- abdicate
- abnegate
- back down
- cast
- cast off
- cede
- cut loose
- desert
- discard
- ditch
- drop
- drop like hot potato
- drop out
- dump
- forbear
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- hand over
- kick
- kiss good-bye
- lay aside
- leave
- opt out
- quit
- quit cold turkey
- release
- renounce
- repudiate
- resign
- retire from
- sacrifice
- shed
- stand down
- surrender
- swear off
- take the oath
- take the pledge
- vacate
- waive
- withdraw
- yield
- abandons
- abdicates
- abnegates
- back down
- casts
- casts off
- cedes
- cuts loose
- deserts
- discards
- ditches
- drops
- drops like hot potato
- drops out
- dumps
- forbears
- forgoes
- forsakes
- forswears
- hands over
- kicks
- kisses good-bye
- leaves
- lies aside
- opts out
- quits
- quits cold turkey
- releases
- renounces
- repudiates
- resigns
- retires from
- sacrifices
- sheds
- stands down
- surrenders
- swears off
- takes the oath
- takes the pledge
- vacates
- waives
- withdraws
- yields
- abolish
- abstract
- amputate
- carry away
- carry off
- cart off
- clear away
- cut out
- delete
- depose
- detach
- dethrone
- dig out
- discard
- discharge
- dislodge
- dismiss
- displace
- disturb
- do away with
- doff
- efface
- eject
- eliminate
- erase
- evacuate
- expel
- expunge
- extract
- get rid of
- junk
- oust
- pull out
- purge
- raise
- relegate
- rip out
- separate
- shed
- ship
- skim
- strike out
- take down
- take out
- tear out
- throw out
- transfer
- transport
- unload
- unseat
- uproot
- wipe out
- withdraw
- abolishes
- abstracts
- amputates
- carries away
- carries off
- cart off
- clear away
- cuts out
- deletes
- deposes
- detaches
- dethrones
- digs out
- discards
- discharges
- dislodges
- dismisses
- displaces
- disturbs
- does away with
- doffs
- effaces
- ejects
- eliminates
- erases
- evacuates
- expels
- expunges
- extracts
- get rids of
- junks
- ousts
- pulls out
- purges
- raises
- relegates
- rips out
- separates
- sheds
- ships
- skims
- strikes out
- takes down
- takes out
- tears out
- throws out
- transfers
- transports
- unloads
- unseats
- uproots
- wipes out
- withdraws
- abolishing
- abstracting
- amputating
- carrying away
- carrying off
- cart off
- clear away
- cutting out
- deleting
- deposing
- detaching
- dethroning
- digging out
- discarding
- discharging
- dislodging
- dismissing
- displacing
- disturbing
- doffing
- doing away with
- effacing
- ejecting
- eliminating
- erasing
- evacuating
- expelling
- expunging
- extracting
- get ridding of
- junking
- ousting
- pulling out
- purging
- raising
- relegating
- ripping out
- separating
- shedding
- shipping
- skimming
- striking out
- taking down
- taking out
- tearing out
- throwing out
- transferring
- transporting
- unloading
- unseating
- uprooting
- wiping out
- withdrawing
- abdicate
- abjure
- abnegate
- abstain from
- apostacize
- arrogate
- cast off
- decline
- defect
- demit
- deny
- desert
- disavow
- discard
- disclaim
- disown
- divorce oneself from
- drop out
- dump
- eschew
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- give up
- leave flat
- leave off
- opt out
- quit
- rat
- recant
- relinquish
- repudiate
- resign
- sell out
- spurn
- swear off
- take the pledge
- tergiversate
- tergiverse
- throw off
- throw over
- toss over
- turn
- waive
- walk out on
- wash hands of
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