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throwaway

[throh-uh-wey] / ˈθroʊ əˌweɪ /












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Originally pitched as a movie, the comeback is subdivided instead into 30-minute-long quarters, giving them a certain heft, whereas a “TV movie” might have felt like a throwaway, an afterthought.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The Welsh government said laying regulations for Wales's DRS was a major step towards ending throwaway culture.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

And there are no throwaway roles in “The Secret Agent”: “Even the small characters represent ideas about Brazilian life and its contradictions,” Domingues adds.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

It flags blurry photos, screenshots and other possible throwaway images.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

It wasn’t a throwaway comment just to be nice.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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