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as in trash
discarded or useless material
the stray dogs were looking for leftover food in the family's garbage
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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
she was just talking garbage when she said that she was taking a loss on the sale of the house
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Recent Examples of garbage
What To Know The river has often been a dumping ground for waste and garbage, and on Tuesday its waters appeared pink.
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
The plummeting property values bled Gary of tax revenue for roads, schools, street lights, firefighters, garbage pickup.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Over five hours, the group trimmed foliage, picked up trash and stuffed everything into a roll-off garbage bin provided by the city of San Diego.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
City government is closest to the needs of residents’ everyday lives – snow plowing, garbage pickup, street lights, road repair, public safety, sensible economic development for low property taxes.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
The plummeting property values bled Gary of tax revenue for roads, schools, street lights, firefighters, garbage pickup.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Over five hours, the group trimmed foliage, picked up trash and stuffed everything into a roll-off garbage bin provided by the city of San Diego.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
City government is closest to the needs of residents’ everyday lives – snow plowing, garbage pickup, street lights, road repair, public safety, sensible economic development for low property taxes.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garbage
Noun
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Boaters, scouts, civic organizations, environmental groups, businesses and individual volunteers are encouraged to help clean up the St. Johns River by removing trash and debris.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2025
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The city has also canceled trash and bulky items pickup for Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of the snowfall.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
18 Feb. 2025
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Writing nonsense just to make word / article quotas.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Baltimore Sun owes Baltimore Ravens placekicker Justin Tucker a headline apology and let this nonsense go.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2025
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In Southern California, intense rainfall triggered large debris flows, making several streets impassable, including Mulholland Drive in Santa Monica and several roads in the Palisades.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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And remember: never touch nests that contain baby birds or eggs. To remove an old nest, wear sturdy gloves and a face mask, gather up the nest and any leftover debris, and throw it in your trash can.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2025
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View 6 Images Unlike cats, our vision is pretty rubbish in very low light conditions.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
17 Jan. 2025
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On the evening of January 14, a woman was arrested after allegedly setting multiple piles of rubbish and trash on fire, Jim McDonnell, chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, said at a news conference last week.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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Implement Organizing Products Since most junk drawer items are small, organizers help keep categories in place.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2025
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Between the lines: Ticketmaster and other ticket sellers have often found themselves in hot water for inflated pricing, botched ticket releases and junk fees.—
Paige Hopkins,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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The property also grows its own herbs, greens, nuts, berries, and edible flowers.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Focus on whole foods like fruits, leafy green vegetables, fatty fish, nuts, and seeds.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
5 Jan. 2025
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After Blue Ghost lands on the moon, the instruments will operate for more than two weeks to collect data primarily on the moon’s subsurface, such as lunar dust and regolith, the loose rocks and mineral fragments that cover the lunar surface.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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Billions of these stars over billions of years have choked the Milky Way with dust, filling it with opaque clouds, blocking our sight line and limiting our view.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
20 Feb. 2025
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The post-election blahs are endemic across the big three cable news outlets, but the viewership numbers of individual networks can drop farther when the candidate seen as their ideological opposite wins.—
Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Dec. 2024
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Lighting Lighting is the jewelry of any room, so take down those blah builder grade fixtures and replace them with something magical.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2024
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“Garbage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garbage. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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