dumping
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Definition of dumping
— called also patient dumping
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Synonyms for dumping
Synonyms
discarding, disposal, disposition, jettison, junking, removal, riddance, scrapping, throwing away
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Examples of dumping in a Sentence
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Only a year ago, Callahan Park on Detroit's east side was just another empty space, abandoned and used as a dumping ground. — Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Audubon turns east side park into a haven for bird watchers," 3 Sep. 2019 A few years ago, Davis wrote about how Oregon had become a dumping ground for high-polluting diesel trucks from states with tougher rules. — oregonlive.com, "Journalistic impact can be measured in new laws, proposed reforms: Editor’s notebook," 23 Aug. 2019 Neighbors used it as a dumping ground – for a couch, a refrigerator, a water heater. — USA Today, "The founding family you’ve never heard of: The black Tuckers of Hampton, Virginia," 22 Aug. 2019 August is a historically strange month for Hollywood, sometimes a dumping ground and sometimes the site of massive, off-kilter hits. — Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, "‘Good Boys’: Why the Universal Comedy’s First-Place Finish Has Hollywood Cheering," 19 Aug. 2019 What now looked like a pleasant local park, Greenberg said, used to be a dumping ground for residents. — Rachel Poser, Harper's magazine, "Common Ground," 19 Aug. 2019 San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney, whose district includes the Tenderloin, told The Associated Press residents are fed up with dealers using the neighborhood as a dumping ground for drugs. — Fox News, "Feds arrest 32 in kickoff of San Francisco drug, crime crackdown," 8 Aug. 2019 San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney, whose district includes the Tenderloin, said residents are fed up with dealers using the neighborhood as a dumping ground for drugs. — Janie Har And Samantha Maldanado, USA TODAY, "Federal drug crackdown yields 32 arrests in notoriously drug-heavy San Francisco neighborhood," 7 Aug. 2019 San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney, whose district includes the Tenderloin, said residents are fed up with dealers using the neighborhood as a dumping ground for drugs. — Washington Post, "32 busted in federal drug crackdown in San Francisco," 7 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dumping.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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dumping
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