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throw away
verb
To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash, to dispose of.
"Don't throw the newspaper away, it goes in the recycle bin!"
To waste, to squander.
"The team threw away its chance at the semifinals."
To intentionally throw an incomplete pass.
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