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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
Told in flashback, the film traces the progress of producer Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas) from B-movie dreck to A-list Oscar winners to box office flops.
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Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreck
Noun
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Stop Sales sent the raw chicken, cut cow foot and jerk sauce into the garbage.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors said Hernandez choked Etan, stuffed his body into a plastic garbage bag hidden inside a box and took it out with the trash.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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And Doctorow asserts Amazon began charging merchants junk fees.—
NPR,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
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Even without such a collapse, the influx of synthetic junk muddies the waters for real users.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Through the tear gas and dust, his family recognized Retes’ car and the veteran decal on his window.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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The shutdown continues, but somehow the news cycle rolls on, kicking up moderately entertaining quiz questions like so much dust.—
Holly J. Morris,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bauer said city officials don’t want anyone to lose their home because of a trash bill.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors said Hernandez choked Etan, stuffed his body into a plastic garbage bag hidden inside a box and took it out with the trash.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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This was due to the incredible amount of rubbish that had been left to pile up inside.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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This is absolute rubbish, calculated to pour gasoline on the growing divide between conservatives and progressives.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Dreck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreck. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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