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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
The Kiwanis and Key clubs will provide supplies like garbage bags and gloves, as well as light snacks and coffee.
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Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
The reader also spoke of voters going to the polls, early, wearing garbage bags — to symbolize their objection to President Biden and their support of Donald Trump.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Nov. 2024
There are some improvements, as crews have come to clean garbage in the streets and to address electrical and plumbing issues.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
More:Harris breaks with Biden over 'garbage' comment about Trump's supporters after reluctance to distance herself
More:Trump pounces on Biden's 'garbage' comment.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
The reader also spoke of voters going to the polls, early, wearing garbage bags — to symbolize their objection to President Biden and their support of Donald Trump.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Nov. 2024
There are some improvements, as crews have come to clean garbage in the streets and to address electrical and plumbing issues.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
More:Harris breaks with Biden over 'garbage' comment about Trump's supporters after reluctance to distance herself
More:Trump pounces on Biden's 'garbage' comment.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garbage
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The next city holiday to affect trash pickup in Louisville is Thanksgiving.John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 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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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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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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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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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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The Israeli army released a video showing blasts ripping through the village in the Marjayoun province, razing dozens of homes to dust.Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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If another dino-killing asteroid struck Earth tomorrow, its immediate impact would be the least of our worries; famine would multiply the death toll many times over as dust clouds deprived crops of sunlight.Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 4 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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“Garbage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garbage. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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