garbage can

noun

US
: a container for garbage

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After the shooting, surveillance video captured two men leaving the home, and one threw an object under a garbage can, the complaint said. Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025 The restaurant received a yellow placard after county inspectors discovered that a kitchen sink hand-washing station was blocked by a garbage can. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025 At the end of his postgame availability, James crumpled up the paper and shot it into a nearby garbage can. Jovan Buha, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 On March 18, a golden retriever was found dumped in a garbage can behind a former supermarket building on Silver Lane, according to animal control. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for garbage can

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“Garbage can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage%20can. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.

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