: a pit for the disposal of refuse (such as sewage)
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Social media sites are a cesspit of soccer scammers.—ABC News,
17 June 2026 Diagon Alley becomes a cesspit of Death Eaters during Halloween Horror Nights, which typically run for more than two months starting in late August.—
Bailey Bennett,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Jan. 2026 Despite the cesspits of conspiracy-think that pollute contemporary politics, the specific paranoia of Letts’s characters — bugs under the skin, brainwashing, nefarious doctors in government labs — feels less blazingly relevant than comparatively quaint.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026 The cesspit under the toilet stops draining.—
Eli Sharabi,
Time,
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