dustbin

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Recent Examples of dustbin The risks to this investment, which charges 0.29% in fees, are: The bull market led by momentum stocks continues unabated despite recent threats to the economy, leaving dividend and value investing in the dustbin. John Melloy, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025 The larger the dustbin, the greater the likelihood your unit will complete cleaning your entire home before needing to be emptied. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025 Plus, the 470-milliliter dustbin and 350-milliliter water tank are large enough capacities that won’t require frequent emptying or refilling, making the entire cleaning process hands-free. Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2024 The device’s dustbin and HEPA filters are removable and washable for easy care. Clara McMahon, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for dustbin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dustbin
Noun
  • The team tracked the call to a junkyard, and Maggie and Scola were able to pull Analis from a trunk before the car was crunched in a compactor.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 18 Feb. 2025
  • But for some of those who were hit hardest by the disaster, such as Lara’s junkyard business that was among roughly a dozen merchants operating under the freeway — recovery has been much slower.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This season, however, the priority is food donation and compost to eliminate anything from back of house ending up in the landfill.
    Candace Oehler, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Residents who live near local landfills say the wildfire debris should be sent to hazardous waste landfills instead.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The midden is a testament to the volume of shellfish eaten by Hoabinhians.
    Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
  • This and oral reports evidenced that two even larger middens once existed nearby.
    Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump.
    Tim Bontemps, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2017
  • New York City is gradually transforming its largest trash dump, Fresh Kills on Staten Island, into a vast expanse of parkland and restored natural areas.
    Andres Viglucci, miamiherald, 15 June 2017

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“Dustbin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dustbin. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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