as in debris
discarded or useless material
much of the material in the file cabinets is just deadwood
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The shears can cut everything from delicate stems to tough branches or deadwood.
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Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
Clearing the deadwood Before leaving for Bed Bath & Beyond, Tritton had been enjoying a stellar run at Target as the discount giant’s chief merchant.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2022
The plant in Los Angeles has a daily capacity of 24 tons of construction wood waste, deadwood, and agricultural detritus, and will produce 1,000 kg of hydrogen (at a very low price point of around $2 / kg) or 10 million BTU of renewable biogas, and 6 tons of solid carbon char every day.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 2 May 2022
While Rambo kneeled amid the deadwood, pulling security, Herring stepped out from under the canopy, draping a poncho over his head to hide the glow of his controller’s monitor.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
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Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
Clearing the deadwood Before leaving for Bed Bath & Beyond, Tritton had been enjoying a stellar run at Target as the discount giant’s chief merchant.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2022
The plant in Los Angeles has a daily capacity of 24 tons of construction wood waste, deadwood, and agricultural detritus, and will produce 1,000 kg of hydrogen (at a very low price point of around $2 / kg) or 10 million BTU of renewable biogas, and 6 tons of solid carbon char every day.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 2 May 2022
While Rambo kneeled amid the deadwood, pulling security, Herring stepped out from under the canopy, draping a poncho over his head to hide the glow of his controller’s monitor.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
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“Deadwood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadwood. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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