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  • noun Plural form of throwaway.

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Examples

  • Yanqí struggle to pass on her oldest bills to the urchin throwaways who clung to each combi, leaving seats for paying riders, boys in sandals and rags whose smell was beyond belief, boys who leered at her –

    BRASIL AS A GIRL Maggie Jochild 2007

  • The sticking points in the proposal are nothing more than "throwaways" - terms purposely put there only to create a little unrest and be caved on later - terms designed specifically to make those on the far side of the negotiating table think they won something.

    Michael Gracie 2008

  • I knew it was because I treated these so-called throwaways as important, respected children whom I treasured.

    How to Talk so Kids Can Learn Adele Faber 1995

  • I knew it was because I treated these so-called throwaways as important, respected children whom I treasured.

    How to Talk so Kids Can Learn Adele Faber 1995

  • I knew it was because I treated these so-called throwaways as important, respected children whom I treasured.

    How to Talk so Kids Can Learn Adele Faber 1995

  • I knew it was because I treated these so-called throwaways as important, respected children whom I treasured.

    How to Talk so Kids Can Learn Adele Faber 1995

  • Some people even call them "throwaways" — and for good reason.

    New Top-of-the-Line Earbuds | Impact Lab 2006

  • I think in part it is because, until the graphical MMOG era, graphical games were "throwaways".

    Burn baby burn 2005

  • Veterans are "throwaways" used for purposes that are rarely clear to most of us.

    JSOnline.com 2010

  • "throwaways" of non-peer reviewed publications and semi-marketing materials are commonplace in medicine.

    doggdot.us 2009

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