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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
There are two piles of garbage close to the Stage Star Deli at 105 West 55th Street, where the CCTV camera was recording.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Creating excessive smoke by burning garbage, mail, plastic, and other materials is also prohibited during the alert.
—Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
The brutally humid, sauna-like subway station platforms, the foul rotting sidewalk garbage stench that fills the air once temps hit 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and… sun damage in the form of hyperpigmentation.
—Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024
Desperate Democrats called Donald Trump a Nazi, compared him to Hitler and called his supporters garbage, but America did not believe that baloney, and Trump won overwhelmingly.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Creating excessive smoke by burning garbage, mail, plastic, and other materials is also prohibited during the alert.
—Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
The brutally humid, sauna-like subway station platforms, the foul rotting sidewalk garbage stench that fills the air once temps hit 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and… sun damage in the form of hyperpigmentation.
—Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024
Desperate Democrats called Donald Trump a Nazi, compared him to Hitler and called his supporters garbage, but America did not believe that baloney, and Trump won overwhelmingly.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garbage
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If you're tempted to randomly gather a fistful of strands and throw them in the trash, think twice.Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2024
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With the vent panel removed, locate and lift away the filter and throw it in the trash.Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024
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On the one hand, Amazon Autos strips away all that nonsense – find your car, handle the details online, pick it up, done.Chris Walton, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Others resorted to full-on screams, as layoffs in the industry charted record highs and developers found themselves under attack online for conspiratorial nonsense.Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
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According to preliminary data, there are no casualties from falling debris.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Though the risk of existing debris interfering with missions is low, researchers keep an eye out for what's called EDL (Entry, Descent and Landing) debris and its potential to contaminate soil samples.Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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But there has been so much rubbish written about me and Brittany.Alex Gurley, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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The issue is that travelers generate 1,742 pounds of poop and other rubbish each day, with authorities struggling to remove it.Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Among the junk − or potential artifacts for some kind of museum on a future Martian colony, depending on your viewpoint − are discarded tools, crashed spacecraft and dormant equipment that reached the end of its usefulness.Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Authorities have revealed the pair worked at a local junk removal business called Junkluggers in Willow Grove.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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The 21,528-square-foot wellness complex includes a 66-foot lap pool where morning swims come with a side of cityscape — a boon for health nuts.Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
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Its cooking difficulty ranges from easy to advanced, and its services offer the option to omit ingredients like dairy, nuts, soy, wheat, and more.Sara Coughlin, SELF, 23 Dec. 2024
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Heat vents can also be sources of dust, which can then find a way into the delicate vents of expensive computers and laptops.Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
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Adorned with Peter Pan and Captain Hook, the seven-day celebration is full of pixie dust, adventure, and first-of-its-kind attractions.Leslie D. Rose, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
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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 31 Dec. 2024.
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