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throwaway

noun as in pamphlet

noun as in periodical

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Specifically, I often recall one throwaway line that has come to feel very prescient.

From Salon

Washington is unsurprisingly mesmerizing, improvising small gestures and throwaway lines.

He was gathering bits and pieces considered to be “throwaway,” pulling from a “disaster” but shaping them into something vital and new.

And for anyone thinking they have heard much of this story before, it is the extra and sometimes unexpected, throwaway details that will make this a fascinating read.

From BBC

In short, it is no accident that his albums tend to be largely free of filler or throwaway tracks.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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