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.
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But in Read’s first trial, the defense theorized O’Keefe was beaten in the home and mauled by the homeowners’ German shepherd, Chloe, and then tossed out in the snow to die.
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Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
If found guilty again, the ailing 72-year-old Weinstein, who saw his previous conviction tossed out in April 2024 over controversial prior bad acts testimony, will likely spend the rest of his life in a state prison.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
Instead of all this, the court should go back to the drawing board and toss out its ridiculous 2008 ruling in the Heller case, which first introduced the concept that the Constitution’s Second Amendment establishes a practically unabridged individual right to buy and own guns.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
And a judge just Wednesday said that the Trump administration couldn't get his challenge to those actions tossed out of court.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
If found guilty again, the ailing 72-year-old Weinstein, who saw his previous conviction tossed out in April 2024 over controversial prior bad acts testimony, will likely spend the rest of his life in a state prison.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
Instead of all this, the court should go back to the drawing board and toss out its ridiculous 2008 ruling in the Heller case, which first introduced the concept that the Constitution’s Second Amendment establishes a practically unabridged individual right to buy and own guns.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
And a judge just Wednesday said that the Trump administration couldn't get his challenge to those actions tossed out of court.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for toss out
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“Toss out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toss%20out. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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