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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
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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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Example Sentences

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Once again, yet another bill was passed through the House via use of a discharge petition, in which 218 signatories to a petition can force a floor vote on a bill.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Last week, the California Coastkeeper Alliance filed a petition asking the State Water Resources Control Board to throw out the facility’s water discharge permit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Its engineers add a binding agent—secret though widely available, they say—to keep the balls in shape during the discharge and recharge process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

But on Tuesday, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes granted the request for an initial period of 90 days from the day of his discharge from hospital.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

He was given a briefcase and his honorable discharge papers, and fed a steak dinner.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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