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View definitions for throwaway

throwaway

adjective as in makeshift

noun as in aside

noun as in pamphlet

noun as in periodical

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Example Sentences

There are throwaway references to the Baker Street Irregulars and the Red-Headed League.

Instead of burying the concept in a throwaway theme song, the show could weave honest dialogue about this new social contract throughout its episodes, replacing silence with understanding.

From Salon

This can be connected in part to recently passed public policy mandating that caterers and restaurants reduce throwaway containers.

From Salon

Badenoch has not ruled out leaving the ECHR, but has repeatedly said there needs to be a bigger plan and not just "a throwaway promise to win a leadership election."

From BBC

To him, it’s a throwaway expression of gratitude.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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