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discard as undesirable
the candidate sloughed off his former campaign workers - separate from surrounding living tissue, as in an abortion
How To Use slough off In A Sentence
- Exfoliating regularly also helps slough off potential milia-causing dead skin cells.
- Crabs also slough off their old-age; this is generally allowed with regard to the soft-shelled crabs, and it is said to be the case with the testaceous kind, as for instance with the large ‘granny’ crab. The History of Animals
- The president wanted to slough off the country's bad image.
- But until they slough off that inhibition they will fight the opposition with one hand tied behind their back.
- Faced with few alternatives to reduce the oppressive debt burden incurred through the 2008 Fording Coal acquisition, Teck continues to slough off gold assets like some kind of molting serpent. Fool.com: The Motley Fool
- But the country has yet to slough off its planned economy completely.
- During your bath or shower, let your feet enjoy warm water for a few minutes, then cleanse with a gentle, non-irritating cleanser and a foot brush or washcloth, working between the toes and scrubbing the heels to slough off dead skin.
- Containing salic acid to helps slough off dead cells and natural tea tree oil to help skin repair itself, it sorts out bad skin quickly. Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph
- Interestingly, most adware companies slough off criticism onto their affiliates when caught purveying their unwanted goods.
- Nonchemical exfoliators such as alpha-hydroxy acids and beta-hydroxy acids loosen dead skin cells so they slough off more efficiently.
