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1
as in garbage
discarded or useless material
he poured the dreck she called soup down the drain
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as in junk
that which is of low quality or worth
can you believe that the gallery owner dares to call that dreck "art"?
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Recent Examples of dreck
That tension between the public and the personal, between the dreck and the art, is the spine of the film.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
Worse still, the product the league put on the field for its Super Wildcard Weekend was pure dreck.
—Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2024
There was 25 minutes of great stuff, but it was surrounded by an additional 2 hours of dreck.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 29 May 2024
This moody psychological horror film is more than just an apology for the dreck that was the second Exorcist movie.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2023
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
Worse still, the product the league put on the field for its Super Wildcard Weekend was pure dreck.
—Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2024
There was 25 minutes of great stuff, but it was surrounded by an additional 2 hours of dreck.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 29 May 2024
This moody psychological horror film is more than just an apology for the dreck that was the second Exorcist movie.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreck
Noun
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Prosecutors allege Portillo’s body was found by police wrapped in garbage bags and clothes stuffed under a bed inside Coto-Navarro’s apartment.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Then again, one man’s garbage TV is another man’s treasure.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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One of the other major ratings agencies, Moody’s, did not change its assessment of the city after the budget passed, keeping its rating at Baa3+, one notch above junk.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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Digital junk piles up faster than clutter in real life.—
Kim Komando,
Fox News,
13 Jan. 2025
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The old filter needs to be slid out carefully, to avoid spreading dust and debris inside the car.—
Kyle J. Russell,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Vacuum out your detector every few months to prevent dust build up.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
17 Jan. 2025
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Environmental groups have urged Levine Cava to abandon the incinerator plan in favor of waste reduction, but the mayor had previously said other options endangered the county trash system’s ability to keep up with planned growth.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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The people that live in the shadows of New York’s 27 landfills desperately need reform to alleviate the high volume of trash flowing into their communities.—
Ryan Castalia,
New York Daily News,
23 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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Combine principles with experience Anyone can send out glib; motivational rubbish based on principles.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Dreck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreck. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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