as in garbage
discarded or useless material
the front lawn was littered with the raffle that the roofers had left behind
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Recent Examples of raffle
How to enter the raffle Tickets are available now at one.bidpal.net/bourbon2024.
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2024
There will be raffles of $70 Holiday Market gift cards with a $70 value, gift basket, Detroit Lions tickets, big screen TV and other items.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024
Whoever wins the raffle will actually do a fitting and fully fund making the thing.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2024
There is also room to sponsor or donate a raffle item; the last day to do so is Tuesday.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2024
There will be raffles of $70 Holiday Market gift cards with a $70 value, gift basket, Detroit Lions tickets, big screen TV and other items.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024
Whoever wins the raffle will actually do a fitting and fully fund making the thing.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2024
There is also room to sponsor or donate a raffle item; the last day to do so is Tuesday.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raffle
Noun
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Generic garbage with weird phrases and a robotic structure.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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And composting leaves means less going to the garbage dump.Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2024
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As the name implies, a mop-vac rolls a mop and a vacuum into one—sucking up debris and cleaning your floors at the same time.Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
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Then on race day Sunday, a crash sent debris into the stands, injuring eight fans.Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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As an environmentalist, I’m turned off by my boyfriend’s love of ATVs, dirt bikes, and his giant diesel truck.Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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Then Alexis called Diamond, who jumped in his truck and got to the house as the ambulance doors closed.Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
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On one recent morning, trash littered the steps leading down to the garden-level entrance, and a red Nike shoebox sat abandoned in a stone planter.Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Nov. 2024
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Vault toilets, trash and recycling services are available at the nearby El Capitan picnic area.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Build crazy machines that work out of junk, and learn the underlying principles behind them.Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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Last month, Ortberg announced plans to lay off about 17,000 people and a stock sale to prevent the company’s credit rating from being cut to junk status.David Koenig, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
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Johnson: There’s so much rubbish talked about this.Susan Page, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Collins was mortified; the conga player was rubbish.Ryan Craig, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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Instead, use a damp towel or microfiber cloth, which can trap and lock in dust, reducing the amount that’s stirred up when cleaning.Alyssa Shaffer, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024
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This Roomba sweeps and sucks up dust for 120 minutes on a single charge.Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 23 Nov. 2024
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Female dogs may be bred continuously without adequate recovery time between litters, putting them at risk of complications and diminishing their quality of life.Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Speaking of kicking, the detachable shelter keeps litter and pee inside—just in case your cat has a high stream.Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Raffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raffle. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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