1
as in dumped
to end a usually intimate relationship with
ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior
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as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we ditched the old table at the town dump
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Recent Examples of ditched
Kerss is a master at breaking the complicated information down into manageable bites for those of us who ditched science after high school.
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Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
Vertebrates ditched their body armor and scales for smooth skin; cephalopods lost their external shell.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
Politicians ditched their campaign trails and rushed back to New Delhi for the three-day special session as Modi and his ministers pressed hard for the passage of the bill.
—Menaka Doshi, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
While at a brunch with Barbour in New York City, the media mogul ditched casual jeans for an elegant denim skirt.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Certainly not the men who’ve ditched their oxfords and brogues in favor of that most casual category of non-sneaker shoe, the loafer.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026
Upon closer investigation, nothing of interest was found; some goober probably ditched it after realizing there was no other way out of a sticky situation.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 16 Apr. 2026
The 79-year-old actress ditched her signature auburn-brown hair for an icy blonde bombshell look during Sabrina Carpenter's Coachella performance on April 10.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
People stood back up as Church grabbed the mic, ditched some of the stillness, and started moving, actually performing in the way most people associate with an Eric Church show.
—Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
Vertebrates ditched their body armor and scales for smooth skin; cephalopods lost their external shell.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
Politicians ditched their campaign trails and rushed back to New Delhi for the three-day special session as Modi and his ministers pressed hard for the passage of the bill.
—Menaka Doshi, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
While at a brunch with Barbour in New York City, the media mogul ditched casual jeans for an elegant denim skirt.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Certainly not the men who’ve ditched their oxfords and brogues in favor of that most casual category of non-sneaker shoe, the loafer.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026
Upon closer investigation, nothing of interest was found; some goober probably ditched it after realizing there was no other way out of a sticky situation.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 16 Apr. 2026
The 79-year-old actress ditched her signature auburn-brown hair for an icy blonde bombshell look during Sabrina Carpenter's Coachella performance on April 10.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
People stood back up as Church grabbed the mic, ditched some of the stillness, and started moving, actually performing in the way most people associate with an Eric Church show.
—Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditched
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Water testing has been temporarily increased to once a month at the Oceanside Harbor after someone reported seeing a suspicious liquid dumped from a boat.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Level 5 accident dumped radioactive contamination across Europe and it is thought that traces of isotope iodine-131 may have caused several hundred cancer diagnoses.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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The deer could be contaminated with CWD, and if discarded incorrectly, can spread the disease.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Policy for transporting firearms Amtrak requires firearms on its trains to be declared, unloaded, secured in a hard case and to meet certain size and weight requirements.—
Claudia Lauer,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Jerusalem — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Israel of knowingly allowing grain stolen by Russia to be unloaded at Israeli ports, threatening to impose sanctions on anyone involved in the shipments, which Kyiv says have continued despite multiple appeals to Israeli officials.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sad memories of last year — when Wooten lost a tiebreaker in her state championship singles match to hand Palmetto the title — are all but erased.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Thompsons lost their mother to a heart attack in January 2023, according to TMZ.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Where a victim has deliberately been lured to a potentially dangerous setting and then abandoned, the perpetrator may be suffering from a personality disorder, Hemmings said.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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Abused, neglected, abandoned pigs At Willeyville Farm, Houk and, Jones-Willey and other volunteers were recently caring for about 40 pigs, with the goal of finding them adoptive homes.—
Eric Adler
April 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Ditched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditched. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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