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Synonyms for throwaway

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Synonyms for throwaway

(sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets

an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis

thrown away

intended to be thrown away after use

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Spokesperson Farhatullah Babar stated that the PPP Chairman also asked the Peoples Unity employees to prepare a comprehensive report on how the national airline was deliberately mismanaged in order to pave way for its sale at a throwaway price.Additionally, Bilawal said that the Premier Service reached the brink of precipice after it was denied gas supply since 2015 and that too at a time when the production was 65 per cent.
She urged the authority to support the initiative taken by SAS and local businesses and to minimise its own use of throwaway plastics.
"Precious little dignity or control, treated as throwaway workers with throwaway rights."
"But, at the same time, it was one of them where you thought it would just be a throwaway thing that would go away."
The Wednesday ruling is also likely to add to the woes of Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda who had earlier faced criticism for offering prime land to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son- in- law Robert Vadra and DLF at throwaway prices.
It seems with some councils in the UK excelling with the systems they have in place, the gap is widening between local authorities, making it all the more apparent that there needs to be joined up thinking about the importance of recycling and, as such, a clear message being sent to the consumer to challenge the 'throwaway' image with which plastics packaging is often attributed.
Will you trust such a 'chowkidar' who gave the land of poor to the industrialists at throwaway prices in Gujarat?
Lib Dem peer Baroness Parminter branded plastic bags "icons of a throwaway society" as she told peers in the House of Lords that the move in places like Wales has resulted in a 90% cut in their use.
The main character in Throwaway Girl is a lawyer turned private investigator who started out as an FBI agent and has the unlikely name of Augustine Flood.
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With tracks boasting various samples (including INXS) and guest artists (such as Example and Lily Allen) the album is fun but steers clear of throwaway. With an urgent voice (Dizzee Rascal meets Scroobius Pip) the Prof adds a serious edge to his music.