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to get rid of as useless or unwanted
just jettison that plan, because we know it won't work
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Recent Examples of jettisoned
Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Some of the players jettisoned included star shortstop Carlos Correa, closer Jhoan Duran, setup man Griffin Jax, and maybe most painful of all to Minnesotans, homegrown reliever Louie Varland.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2026
Mubi expanded to new countries, released more films in theaters, and jettisoned its policy of streaming titles for just 30 days.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
Guard Jonah Savaiinaea will have a chance to compete, but nothing will be gifted him now that his biggest advocate (Chris Grier) has been jettisoned.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
The module has guided the astronauts’ journey so far, but it will be jettisoned and will mostly burn up in the atmosphere as part of the reentry procedure, Radigan said.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
Before Anderson and Minteh were jettisoned, the England international was close to joining Liverpool.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Under Bondi, the department jettisoned its decades-old tradition of maintaining independence from the White House, particularly in investigations and prosecutions, to insulate them from partisan politics.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
Then, the panels that protect the Orion service module that fuels and propels the vehicle in space will similarly be jettisoned.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
Even Amazon and Netflix have jettisoned jobs.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Some of the players jettisoned included star shortstop Carlos Correa, closer Jhoan Duran, setup man Griffin Jax, and maybe most painful of all to Minnesotans, homegrown reliever Louie Varland.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2026
Mubi expanded to new countries, released more films in theaters, and jettisoned its policy of streaming titles for just 30 days.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
Guard Jonah Savaiinaea will have a chance to compete, but nothing will be gifted him now that his biggest advocate (Chris Grier) has been jettisoned.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
The module has guided the astronauts’ journey so far, but it will be jettisoned and will mostly burn up in the atmosphere as part of the reentry procedure, Radigan said.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
Before Anderson and Minteh were jettisoned, the England international was close to joining Liverpool.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Under Bondi, the department jettisoned its decades-old tradition of maintaining independence from the White House, particularly in investigations and prosecutions, to insulate them from partisan politics.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
Then, the panels that protect the Orion service module that fuels and propels the vehicle in space will similarly be jettisoned.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jettisoned
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In another development, researchers in the US developed a new method that could turn discarded data center hardware into a reliable, eco-friendly source of rare earths and valuable metals.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Aug. 2025
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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 lot was filled with junked cars, equipment and garbage, the report shows.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kerss is a master at breaking the complicated information down into manageable bites for those of us who ditched science after high school.—
Heather Greenwood Davis,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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Vertebrates ditched their body armor and scales for smooth skin; cephalopods lost their external shell.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
23 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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