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as in exchange
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another
in medieval Europe, furs and forest products from the north were sold in truck for luxury products from the south
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as in garbage
discarded or useless material
filled a dozen large garbage bags with all the truck we collected when we cleaned the place out
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Recent Examples of truck
As June and the others walk toward the trucks that will carry them to safety, members of the Mayday rebellion climb out of the vehicles to let the women in.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 23 May 2025
The truck slammed into the Emigrant Ranger Station in Death Valley National Park just after 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, the service said in a news release.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2025
In October 2021, two people were killed and two others injured when a small plane crashed in a residential neighborhood in Santee, destroying two homes and a UPS delivery truck.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
Deputies said Boss sideswiped a truck traveling the opposite direction and lost control of his truck.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 23 May 2025
The truck slammed into the Emigrant Ranger Station in Death Valley National Park just after 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, the service said in a news release.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2025
In October 2021, two people were killed and two others injured when a small plane crashed in a residential neighborhood in Santee, destroying two homes and a UPS delivery truck.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
Deputies said Boss sideswiped a truck traveling the opposite direction and lost control of his truck.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truck
Noun
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The crypto exchange didn’t pay and is instead offering the same amount for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the hackers.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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In France for the world premiere of Lee’s new film, Washington pointed his finger, spoke animatedly and clasped the arm of the photographer, who smiled his way through the exchange.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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Duluth, Minnesota, has installed effective and unobtrusive signs at each beach entrance next to a garbage receptacle.—
John Michael Pierobon,
Sun Sentinel,
25 May 2025
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Allegiance The Resistance, led by General Leia Organa, regroups on the garbage planet Anoat, while Finn and Poe go on a secret mission to retrieve a weapons cache to increase their dwindling arsenal.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
25 May 2025
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Peter Navarro, Trump’s top trade adviser, told reporters Thursday that the Administration will still find a way to implement the tariffs regardless of the court ruling on Trump’s use of emergency powers.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Cleveland sought him out specifically in a trade with the Eagles.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Species: The most valuable trees are hardy, durable, highly adaptable and won’t drop debris like nuts or pods everywhere.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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In February 2025, officials noted that although Lake James is safe for swimming and boating in the summer 2025 season, boaters need to take extra caution with remaining debris in the water after Hurricane Helene.—
Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2025
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Jack Keane: Iran is 'on the cusp' of having a nuclear weapon Fox News senior strategic analyst Jack Keane joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the status of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program and the latest on a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine as the U.S. pushes for peace.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2025
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Over Strikes Direct talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations are expected to continue soon after their first set of negotiations in more than three years took place in Istanbul on May 16, resulting in a mass prisoner swap.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Despite months of neighborhood opposition, a trash truck depot will indeed move forward on Randolph Avenue in St. Paul.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2025
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For such a staunch advocate of pop trash, Cocker is surprisingly tuned out from modern radio.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
23 May 2025
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An ordinary fork and a quick hand can beat, stir, and whisk while saving room in your kitchen junk drawer.—
Joey Skladany,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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The airwaves are full of young stars spinning narratives with a Jarvis-style eye for junk detail, from Chappell to Billie to Olivia.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
23 May 2025
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And oftentimes, these cheap items end up as rubbish.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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This never got past the drawing board stage, but the idea kept cropping up again and again with many variations on a circular shape and performance that spanned from interesting to rubbish.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truck. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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