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as in garbage
discarded or useless material
it's illegal to throw rubbish out of your car on the highway
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as in junk
that which is of low quality or worth
regarded most romance novels as the lowest form of literary rubbish
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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
you're obviously no economist because what you're saying is absolute rubbish
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Recent Examples of rubbish
Any cursory research reveals that such a statement is indefensible rubbish.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
They can be seen approaching a dumpster, piled high with trash, and then pulling a newborn out of the rubbish.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024
But on Wednesday, the rhetorical rubbish landed on the presidential compound in Seoul, delivering what was perhaps the most humiliating of the unwanted loads from the North so far and raising security concerns and questions about whether the situation would devolve.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
Taiwo remembers everyone fawning over the food, including some policemen on set who were floored to find that Africans don’t eat rubbish.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2024
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
They can be seen approaching a dumpster, piled high with trash, and then pulling a newborn out of the rubbish.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024
But on Wednesday, the rhetorical rubbish landed on the presidential compound in Seoul, delivering what was perhaps the most humiliating of the unwanted loads from the North so far and raising security concerns and questions about whether the situation would devolve.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
Taiwo remembers everyone fawning over the food, including some policemen on set who were floored to find that Africans don’t eat rubbish.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubbish
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The Paragon was one of few splits reliable enough to navigate through the garbage with a semblance of grace, all while encouraging riders to throw little spins, ride switch, and pop off rock-hard pillows without too much concern for landing stability.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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The citizens of this country are not garbage for wanting to be able to afford groceries and a nice place to live.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news By some estimates, about 3,000 dead satellites are orbiting Earth, and around 34,000 pieces of space junk have been left behind by humans.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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Cleanup can even handle Xcode junk, ensuring software developers stay clutter-free.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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There is no nonsense in Ron Norsworthy’s gaze or tone.Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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And yeah, some of the items on his list are utter nonsense.Eric Miquelon, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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About 11 million years ago, an asteroid collided with Mars, sending plumes of debris beyond the planet’s atmosphere.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Deep water surrounded much of the area, so someone had placed sheets of wood on top of a chain link fence and balanced both on blocks of plastic foam, creating a makeshift barge that could pull piles of debris from shore to shore. Skid loaders crisscrossed the nearby sand.Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Milk, yogurt, and cheese are among the richest sources.Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Measure out into a medium bowl the milk, mascarpone and Gorgonzola cheese.Claudia Alexander, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Refrigerate overnight and then top with honey or maple syrup, fresh fruit, chocolate chips, coconut flakes or nuts.Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 2 Oct. 2024
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Specifically, there's an amino acid in nuts and meat called L-arginine that becomes converted to nitric oxide in the body, which can increase blood flow.Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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One resident showed a reporter a photo of a trash fire taken earlier in the week in the building.Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The next holiday that will affect trash pickup is Thanksgiving.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 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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For all their blah stretches from the past six weeks and all the questions around their pitching, the Orioles went into Thursday tied with the Yankees for the best record in the American League and a hair behind the Phillies for the best record in baseball.Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Rubbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubbish. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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