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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
jettison .
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FROM MTV. COM: Well before a rebooted "Spider-Man" hits theaters in 2012, we'll get a chance to meet a brand-new Peter Parker †some lucky actor plucked to replace Tobey Maguire now that the 34-year-old and director Sam Raimi have been jettisoned from the franchise.
Vintage ‘Spider-Man’ Interviews With Tobey Maguire And Kirsten Dunst » MTV Movies Blog 2010
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The Senate primary had not yet heated up when Crist turned to his former chief of staff and campaign manager to finish the Senate term jettisoned by Mel Martinez, who resigned in September to spend more time with his family.
StAugustine.com 2009
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The Senate primary had not yet heated up when Crist turned to his former chief of staff and campaign manager to finish the Senate term jettisoned by Mel Martinez, who resigned in September to spend more time with his family.
StAugustine.com 2009
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Falling in the ‘not-at-all-surprising’ category is the news that Mae Whitman’s deaf sister has been jettisoned from the BIONIC WOMAN pilot.
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Russ eagerly asked what "jettisoned" meant, and the man explained that the crew had pushed overboard all the deckload of lumber.
Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's Laura Lee Hope
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The only chance was to lighten her, so first the crew 'jettisoned' the cargo, and next day, as that did not give relief enough, 'they,' or, according to some authorities, 'we' -- that is passengers and all -- threw everything possible overboard.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts Alexander Maclaren 1868
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The United States says it has catalogued more than 15,000 items such as jettisoned rockets, shuttle detritus, and bits of destroyed satellites floating in space.
FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2010
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The United States says it has catalogued more than 15,000 items such as jettisoned rockets, shuttle detritus, and bits of destroyed satellites floating in space.
FOXNews.com 2010
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The United States says it has catalogued more than 15,000 items such as jettisoned rockets, shuttle detritus, and bits of destroyed satellites floating in space.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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The United States says it has catalogued more than 15,000 items such as jettisoned rockets, shuttle detritus, and bits of destroyed satellites floating in space.
FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2010
carolinacc commented on the word jettisoned
jet·ti·son (jt-sn, -zn)
tr.v. jet·ti·soned, jet·ti·son·ing, jet·ti·sons
1. To cast overboard or off: a ship jettisoning wastes; a pilot jettisoning aircraft fuel.
2. Informal To discard (something) as unwanted or burdensome: jettisoned the whole marketing plan.
n.
1. The act of discarding or casting overboard.
2. Jetsam.
From Middle English jetteson, a throwing overboard of goods to lighten ship, from Anglo-Norman getteson, from Vulgar Latin *iectti, iecttin-, from *iecttus, past participle of *iectre, to throw; see jet2.
June 3, 2008
100000232338334 commented on the word jettisoned
I jettisoned my previous plans. -Charlaine Harris, Living Dead in Dallas
December 11, 2010