jettison
to discard or abandon something, especially to lighten a load or escape a burden
Word origin: From Old French getaison, a throwing, from Latin jactare, to throw.
Jettison in a sentence
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Facing a tight deadline, the team jettisoned every feature that was not strictly essential.
Under financial pressure, the studio chose to jettison several ambitious projects to focus on a single release.
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Modern editors have softened many passages that earlier audiences accepted without protest, finding blank what their grandparents had regarded as merely robust and good-humored.
Using “jettison” well
Jettison means to discard or abandon something, often to lighten a load or escape a burden, and it contrasts with retain and preserve.
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