toss out
phrasal verb
tossed out; tossing out; tosses out
US
1
: to put (something that is no longer useful or wanted) in a trash can, garbage can, etc. : to throw (something) out
It's time to toss out those bananas.
Did you toss the newspapers out already?
2
: to refuse to accept or consider (something)
His testimony was tossed out by the judge.
3
: to mention (something) as a possible thing to be done, thought about, etc. : to suggest
She tossed out a couple of ideas for improving the company's website.
4
: to force (someone) to leave a place
They tossed him out of the bar after he started a fight.
Examples of toss out in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Trump was initially charged with 13 state felony counts, but three of them were tossed out by Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee, who is overseeing the case.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 31 May 2024
But his method is mostly charging into the fray, shouting battle cries or tossing out Australian drollery.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
The founders tossed out ideas for Betches Sports and were considering a @BetchesUK.
—Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 11 May 2024
Instead, in the most dramatic fashion possible, their expectations were tossed out.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2024
The ease with which Cohn tosses out anti-gay slurs while denying his own homosexuality is just one dish in a smorgasbord of double standards.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
Saturday Davis will toss out the ceremonial first pitch and fans will receive his bobblehead.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024
More than four years after COVID first raged through many U.S. nursing homes, hundreds of lawsuits blaming patient deaths on negligent care have been tossed out or languished in the courts amid contentious legal battles.
—Fred Schulte | Kff Health News, ABC News, 11 May 2024
Bannon lost his appeal that his conviction be tossed out in the House Jan. 6 committee case and he is scheduled to report to prison at an unspecified date.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 13 May 2024
Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 31 May 2024
But his method is mostly charging into the fray, shouting battle cries or tossing out Australian drollery.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
The founders tossed out ideas for Betches Sports and were considering a @BetchesUK.
—Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 11 May 2024
Instead, in the most dramatic fashion possible, their expectations were tossed out.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2024
The ease with which Cohn tosses out anti-gay slurs while denying his own homosexuality is just one dish in a smorgasbord of double standards.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
Saturday Davis will toss out the ceremonial first pitch and fans will receive his bobblehead.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024
More than four years after COVID first raged through many U.S. nursing homes, hundreds of lawsuits blaming patient deaths on negligent care have been tossed out or languished in the courts amid contentious legal battles.
—Fred Schulte | Kff Health News, ABC News, 11 May 2024
Bannon lost his appeal that his conviction be tossed out in the House Jan. 6 committee case and he is scheduled to report to prison at an unspecified date.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 13 May 2024
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“Toss out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toss%20out. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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