Definitions
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- noun any
printed material that need not be kept after beingread - noun a
flyer - adjective designed to be
thrown away
Etymologies
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Examples
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Unfortunately, it's a never-ending river of homeless, "throw-away" animals.
Gary Weitzman, DVM: Saving Puppies DVM Gary Weitzman 2011
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Unfortunately, it's a never-ending river of homeless, "throw-away" animals.
Gary Weitzman, DVM: Saving Puppies DVM Gary Weitzman 2011
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He brought gravitas to a role that could have just been a throw-away with someone less capable.
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Unfortunately, it's a never-ending river of homeless, "throw-away" animals.
Gary Weitzman, DVM: Saving Puppies DVM Gary Weitzman 2011
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In our throw-away, fantastic-plastic society, the environmental cost of any particular product is usually not included in its price.
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When the smoke cleared what was intended to be a TSTO with a 10,000 lb became the STS we know today with throw-away tank and recoverable solid rocket boosters.
Remembering Apollo 11 and the Legacy of Apollo - NASA Watch 2009
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Nice job side-stepping the real problems with your original comment to focus on a throw-away line.
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Now it's all latex gloves, throw-away aprons, and a ban on food servers even entering the kitchen.
Government vs. Soup Kitchen William McGurn 2011
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Addressing concerns over our increasing piles of wasted throw-away plastic products, he chose to create an ingenious series of chairs formed by strategically melting piles of polyester fleece.
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I use these cells in everything (even remotes, rarely used Maglights, and wall clocks) and have not purchased a throw-away AA cell in over a year.
Top 10 Battery Hacks, Tips, And Tricks | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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