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also sluffs (off)
as in loses
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
finally sloughed off the depression that had been weighing him down for months
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Dana and Harper occasionally feel extraneous, there to fill out the group rather than carry out their own narrative arcs, but the bond between Charlie and Lorcan, and Lorcan’s search for his place in the world, is a solid emotional core the show never loses sight of.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026 -
Any horse entered into a claiming race can be claimed by another owner before the race, and whether that horse wins, loses or doesn’t finish, that new owner must pay for that horse.—
Neil Greenberg,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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In an oppositional reading, the reader understands the dominant ideology expressed in the text but rejects it and interprets the text in an alternative way.—
Shepherd Mpofu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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And with its bare Instagram presence, Antigone rejects polish for rawness, allowing the strength of its curation to speak for itself.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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The new security mode dumps the traditional login option via email address and passwords, which hackers can steal to break in.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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Marcia is happy because Greg was honest, while Jennifer dumps him.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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In a video demonstrating their technology, robots with a single arm attached to a base watch as a human instructor tosses a ball into a small container.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
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Sneak extra broccoli into dinner with this pesto pasta that blends the veggie into both the sauce and tosses it into the finished dish too.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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Its chair, Beatrice Rindevall, said each Swede throws away around 9-10 kilograms (20-22 pounds) of clothes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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The program has focused on turning waste into artwork while raising awareness about how much plastic the community throws away.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Try the Storm Chaser, which sends you into a zero-gravity fall, catches you in a funnel, then discards you into a pool below.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, Gans discards the psychological and spatial logic that gave meaning to the original telling’s dream-like sense of disorientation.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s 2027 budget, released a few days before CISA issued its current advisory, proposes to cut more than seven hundred million dollars from the agency; among other things, the budget eliminates its election-security program.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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This approach eliminates the federal gas and diesel taxes, lowering gas prices and reducing the pain at the pump.—
Andrew Stasiowski,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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To stop the most determined hackers, OpenAI is introducing a new security mode for ChatGPT and Codex accounts that ditches traditional passwords for more secure alternatives.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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If the Supreme Court rules for Louisiana and ditches Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, and ends the majority-minority district requirement, what’s your next move in Annapolis?—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Sloughs (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloughs%20%28off%29. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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