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jettison

verb as in eject; throw overboard

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There’s a wicked irony in micromanaging your entire life on Earth only to croak and have your soul potentially jettisoned to some formless state of being, entirely unknown to mere mortals.

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The New York Times’ crossword is synonymous with its current editor, Will Shortz, who gave the puzzle a refresh in the 1990s, jettisoning academic jargon and obscurities in favor of layered puns and pop-culture references.

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The lawmakers questioned if Genesis may be abusing the bankruptcy system by selling the business at a discount to insiders while jettisoning an estimated $259 million in personal-injury and other litigation claims.

Dek narrowly escapes execution by his own family, and gets jettisoned to another world where almost every living thing is lethal.

He scored a blazing 60 peppered with unorthodox shots on debut at Melbourne, but was less effective in the next Test and jettisoned in favour of Head for the tour of Sri Lanka.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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