Vocabulary
Discard
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable.
Urdu meaning
نکال پھینکنا، برطرف کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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In fact, it is also important to point out that when there is a way to simply discard the votes of younger people, why bother disenfranchising them altogether?
Dawn Editorials —
Youth engagement
— 2026-01-20
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Until the authorities discard the idea that domestic abuse is a family affair, protections will remain inaccessible for most.Harsh punishments alone cannot ensure balance, respect and justice.
Dawn Editorials —
Anti-abuse bill
— 2025-11-15
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The PPP should not treat alternatives as attacks on its legacy; the PML-N should not discard the one instrument capable of reaching Gilgit-Baltistan, KP and south Punjab quickly.
Dawn Editorials —
Divided by disaster
— 2025-09-29
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We can take our cue from international models borrow what works, discard what doesn`t and craft a framework that is ours, not a copypaste relic.
Dawn Editorials —
The $21bn question
— 2025-09-20
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Furthermore, the threat to discard the IWT cannot be taken lightly by Pakistan.
Dawn Editorials —
New Delhi`s ill-advised route
— 2025-04-25
Synonyms
dispose of, throw away, throw out, get rid of, toss out, reject, jettison, scrap, dispense with,
Curator example
“Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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