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also drek
1
as in garbage
discarded or useless material
he poured the dreck she called soup down the drain
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2
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
The man is committed to his sci-fi/fantasy sometimes video game adaptation dreck — and his wife — and one can’t help but be moved by devotion like that.
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025
Their five-on-four play looked dangerous, in contrast with the dreck Canucks fans have been served for so much of this season.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Besides needing scrubs to be comfortable and allow full range of movement, the fabrication must stand up to multiple washings, shed dreck and dirt.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
With so much good new music available, there’s no reason to consume anonymous dreck.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025
Their five-on-four play looked dangerous, in contrast with the dreck Canucks fans have been served for so much of this season.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Besides needing scrubs to be comfortable and allow full range of movement, the fabrication must stand up to multiple washings, shed dreck and dirt.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
With so much good new music available, there’s no reason to consume anonymous dreck.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreck
Noun
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Near my hotel, a few blocks from the Torre K23, there were several dumpsters overflowing with garbage.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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There's a different take on a post apocalyptic universe where the world is made of plastic and not garbage.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Click Report above the reading pane, then choose Report phishing or Report junk from the dropdown.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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This street of stucco houses with little front yards and picket fences bordered on a kind of no-man’s-land filled with junk yards and warehouses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Gently suction dirt, pollen, and dust from screens, being careful not to press too hard.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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There’s bones, ashes, psyche, fate fabric, and moon dust that can all be spent on improving different gameplay systems with permanent upgrades.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Since trash pickup is every Tuesday where Wilson lives, this is a chore that always falls into her Monday rotation.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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Then, there’s easily a dozen or more items like plants, minerals, and literal trash that can be found on runs, mined from beating bosses, or farmed in the Crossroads.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Locating and identifying seabed rubbish that's prime for removal is undertaken via onboard sonar and a vision camera, plus AI processing, to help the robot recognize trash and determine where best to grab on.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Sep. 2025
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My pile begins as a load of raw if purposeful rubbish, a rough draft that with time and effort is refined into a finished product put to immediate use.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Dreck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreck. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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