Sacrifice
Sacrifice noun - Something offered to a god.
Throwing away and sacrifice are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Throwing away" instead a noun "Sacrifice".
Throwing away
Throwing away noun - The getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless.
Sacrifice and throwing away are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sacrifice" instead a noun phrase "Throwing away".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Heroic Sacrifice: In "The Gauntlet" April's dad grabs a gun and covers the Turtle's escape so they can protect his daughter, throwing away his own chance at freedom.
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Digimon Adventure 02's Digimon Emperor/Kaiser when he realizes that Digimon are real, and Wormmon has just made a Heroic Sacrifice to stop him, the boy freaks out, throwing away his costume, crying, and screaming that he's sorry before wandering alone into the desert.
Source: Villainous B.S.O.D.
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