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discharge

[dis-chahrj, dis-chahrj, dis-chahrj] / dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ, ˈdɪs tʃɑrdʒ, dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ /


NOUN
detonation, especially of a weapon
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WEAK


NOUN
act or instance of unloading
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STRONGEST
STRONG
disburdening emptying unburdening unlading
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NOUN
full payment of debt
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VERB
detonate a weapon
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VERB
fully pay or settle debt
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VERB
dismiss a legal or legislative process
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Workers will then disinfect the repaired section with chlorine, test the water quality, then dechlorinate the water and discharge it into a storm drain.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

This created a form of plasma called a glow discharge.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

But the doctors haven't given him a discharge date.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

She said her office had seen a significant increase in calls from older people and families struggling to access domiciliary care, including delays to hospital discharge, reduced care provision and long waits for support.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Mark Fossie was busted to PFC, shipped back to a hospital in the States, and two months later received a medical discharge.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

France has reduced output at its nuclear reactors, because the rivers where it discharges water used to cool the reactors are already too hot.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

As the medical director of hospital operations, Dr. Pappas used AI to tackle the inefficient management of admissions, discharges and transfers.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

Sewage discharges, runoff of fertilisers and manures from farms and wastewater from industry can all increase nutrient levels in rivers and estuaries.

From BBC May 2, 2026

The follow-up River Wye Action Plan in 2024 blamed excessive nutrients from farming and wastewater discharges as well as climate change for increasing the water temperature and reducing the water flow in hot dry summers.

From BBC Apr. 26, 2026

The doctor finally discharges Alan after almost a week.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

Four servicemembers were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals and have since been discharged, according to Centcom.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

It requires monthly payments of at least $10 and 30 years of payments before balances can be discharged, unless borrowers are in public service.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Student loans can be discharged in some bankruptcy cases, for example, but they are much harder to erase than other kinds of consumer debt.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

He had been discharged from Nottingham City Hospital about 14 hours after he was born, but Natalie had concerns that she believes were dismissed because she had four older children.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Your old roommate, whose name and face you’ve already forgotten, was discharged that morning.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

France's main energy provider also shut down two nuclear reactors on Thursday as an environmental protection measure to avoid discharging too much hot water into already warming rivers.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

And unlike Michael Drejka, she brandished her gun without discharging it.

From Slate Jun. 4, 2026

Moloney said by discharging Calocane to his GP, the trust "left him to the general public to deal with".

From BBC May 5, 2026

Regarding the one count of discharging a firearm, Allen’s attorneys wrote that the government “has not asserted that Mr. Allen ever fired any of the recovered weapons.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2026

It is true one or two errors have been noticeable recently in the discharging of his duties, but these are in every case very trivial in nature.'

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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