Can
Can verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.
Throw away and can are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Throw away" instead a verb "Can".
Throw away
Throw away verb - To get rid of as useless or unwanted.
Can and throw away are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Can" instead a verb "Throw away".
Both terms in one sentence
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Nanashi not only can't throw away his bonds for such a world but preserving them is the only way he can be a better Creator than YHVH.
- Asuka: I can't see why you would want to throw away your LIFE on someone like me...
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Denham Reynholm wants to impress his associate by displaying a disregard for cash, but lacks any actual money to throw away, so he borrows a £20 note from Roy so he can defenestrate it.
Source: Money to Throw Away
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