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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

Life is a series of seemingly throwaway moments strung together in a peculiar tapestry, and Linklater has captured it beautifully.

The Getaway Car is lousy with these throwaway lines and asides.

Even the Vatican weighed in, condemning the case as proof of our “throwaway culture.”

What a throwaway, half-assed response devoid of any sort of research.

Yes, there are the usual references to color-changing T-shirts and Jurassic Park, but it feels more warranted than throwaway here.

The latest message was from a throwaway email address from one of the new Brazilian anonymizers.

The mainland lay not more than a short stone's throwaway, but between it and the island the water ran as swift as a mill race.

But in the straight on the run home when all were in close order the dark horse Throwaway drew level, reached, outstripped her.

And instead of throwaway dishes they used chinaware that could have come right out of a museum.

He had a few bob on Throwaway and he's gone to gather in the shekels.

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On this page you'll find 218 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to throwaway, such as: intimate, relaxed, spontaneous, straightforward, unofficial, and breezy.

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

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