as in removal
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless
with his ship rapidly sinking, the captain ordered a last-ditch jettison of much of its cargo
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as in to discard
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 jettison
IEEE Spectrum, 12 July 2012
The boosters will then separate, followed by the jettison of the fairing that shields the Kuiper satellites at three minutes after launch.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 16 June 2025
Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
That speculation was jettisoned to the past tense Thursday.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
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Noun
And to be clear, this whole Flight of the Century thing isn't just a concept: the team is planning battery jettison tests for this summer, with a transatlantic UAV-recharging flight in 2014.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 July 2012
The boosters will then separate, followed by the jettison of the fairing that shields the Kuiper satellites at three minutes after launch.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 16 June 2025
Verb
The couple were initially set to exchange vows in Japan in the early summer of 2020, but those plans were jettisoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
That speculation was jettisoned to the past tense Thursday.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jettison
Noun
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The journey showed the world what an impoverished group of tribes accomplished — the removal of four dams that were literally poisoning the river downstream — and what new tasks lay ahead that these young people will someday perform.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
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More than 20 employees who worked on Smith's investigations into Mr. Trump were also fired last week, a source familiar with the removals told CBS News.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
15 July 2025
Verb
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Mold: Any signs of mold mean the dressing should be discarded.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
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The example Apple Design Team member Rene Lee uses in this video is for apps that might open a certain type of file from the Files app; previously, opening a new file should have discarded the current contents of that app window and opened the new file.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 July 2025
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Since tariffs have previously been quantified and Dover has tools at its disposal to offset the impact, the company should be able to navigate any potential disruption.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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In particular, this implies speeding up the preparation of credible countermeasures, by mobilizing all the instruments at its disposal, including anti-coercion, if no agreement is reached by August 1st.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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Just weeks after the Thomas Fire tore through the hills above Montecito, an intense winter storm dumped several inches of rain in January 2018.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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Company insiders, also including the finance chief, have dumped $16.6 million in shares over the past 30 days.—
Alex Harring,Nick Wells,
CNBC,
21 July 2025
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After nearly six weeks of controversy, dumpings, and dramatic recouplings, Love Island USA has officially crowned its season 7 winners!—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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The cameras captured one offender illegally dumping three times and another dumping twice.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
9 July 2025
Verb
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Stratton unloaded an array of moves on Stratus, including a suplex that ended with Stratus hitting Stratton’s knees.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unloaded roughly $36.4 million worth of stock in the leading artificial intelligence chipmaker, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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That means ditching jargon, simplifying the language, and embedding meaningful guidance at every step, not just in financial education courses, but in checkout flows, customer service chats, and everyday social content.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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The easing of these requirements could spell an end to travelers guzzling liquids at checkpoints and ditching items that do not meet the size allowance.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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In just the wild-card era — dating back to the 1995 season — a whopping 10 teams have lost six in a row and gone on to win the World Series.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
22 July 2025
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More recently, the show lost one of its own when Warner died at age 54 on July 20.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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“Jettison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jettison. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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