as in garbage
discarded or useless material
the front lawn was littered with the raffle that the roofers had left behind
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Recent Examples of raffle
Guests will be entertained by DJ Bo Weezy and have access to a cash bar and raffles.
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Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
Each style will be offered in a raffle drawing until midnight ET Wednesday.
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Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
14 June 2026
The events include raffles, giveaways and a halftime show.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
The Wynwood venue will host official watch parties featuring giant screens, immersive sound, DJs, giveaways, raffles, and food and drink specials.
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Amber Love Bond,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for raffle
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
Each style will be offered in a raffle drawing until midnight ET Wednesday.
—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
14 June 2026
The events include raffles, giveaways and a halftime show.
—
Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
The Wynwood venue will host official watch parties featuring giant screens, immersive sound, DJs, giveaways, raffles, and food and drink specials.
—
Amber Love Bond,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for raffle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raffle
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Take Out the Trash Empty garbage bins and recycling from all rooms—not just the kitchen and bath—and don’t forget special receptacles like compost, diaper pails, and litter boxes.
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In her own yard, Mingrone has learned that cracked lids on garbage containers allow water to pool after a rain, setting up a major breeding ground.
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The heat softens and loosens debris in the carpet fibers so it can be vacuumed away.
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Clean Up Birdseed and Debris Fallen birdseed and other organic debris serve as an open invitation to chipmunks.
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After the collision, the 18-wheeler hit the center concrete barrier, which caused its cargo, several rolls of paper, estimated to weigh 6,000 pounds each, to fly off the truck, police said, and cross into the eastbound lanes.
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In Tennessee, a pickup truck carrying about 1 million bees overturned near Knoxville in April, unleashing a swarm that blanketed the crash scene.
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In the 1980s, the Friends of the LA River pushed to address street runoff and trash that had made the water body infamous.
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In the city of Miami, improperly disposing trash — like taking the trash from one of your homes and throwing it away in another of your property’s bins — can result in a $525 fine.
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How to handle political texts safely If the texts continue, block the sender and report the message as junk.
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Get creative There are no rules to junk journaling.
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So where does the rubbish come from?
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With no petrol to run dustbin trucks, rubbish is being burnt in the streets.
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The prospect of even a mini-Dust Bowl is alarming as the original disaster during the Great Depression sent dust clouds across rural America, wiping out entire communities and triggering mass migration to other parts of the country.
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Here’s where the story gets sprinkled with fairy dust.
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“Raffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raffle. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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