1
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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2
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
Police's preliminary investigation found that the girl's mother, identified as Angela Hansen in the GoFundMe, was parked next to a truck operated by an 18-year-old man.
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Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The driver of the Ford, who was an off-duty LMPD officer, had to be extracted from the truck.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Vail can once again prohibit delivery trucks from its pedestrian malls, a federal appeals court has ruled, overturning a Denver judge’s decision last year that put a stop to that ban.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
August inventory data compiled by the Logistics Managers' Index, which tracks inventory and warehousing metrics, warns of the decrease in freight volumes having a trickle down effect on trains, trucks, and warehouses that make money by storing or moving trade.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
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Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The driver of the Ford, who was an off-duty LMPD officer, had to be extracted from the truck.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Vail can once again prohibit delivery trucks from its pedestrian malls, a federal appeals court has ruled, overturning a Denver judge’s decision last year that put a stop to that ban.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
August inventory data compiled by the Logistics Managers' Index, which tracks inventory and warehousing metrics, warns of the decrease in freight volumes having a trickle down effect on trains, trucks, and warehouses that make money by storing or moving trade.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truck
Noun
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Throughout his unfortunately short life, Charlie committed himself unreservedly to reasoned debate, rational discourse, and the polite exchange of opinion.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Most are unaware of any campus programs designed to foster such exchanges.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Start With Clean, Reliable Data Garbage in, garbage out.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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By the end, Flacco was removed from the game and rookie Dillon Gabriel led a garbage-time touchdown drive capped by an 8-yard scoring pass to Dylan Sampson.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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He was acquired, along with closer Victor Vodnik, in a July 2023 trade with the Braves for reliever Pierce Johnson.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
17 Sep. 2025
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European businesses will be closely watching that meeting, as China is the EU’s second-largest goods partner with trade standing at $732 billion euros in 2024.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Police and army inspect damage to a house destroyed by debris from a shot down Russian drone in the village of Wyryki-Wola, eastern Poland, on September 10, 2025.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nothing makes a home feel more like fall than a few small seasonal swaps.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Director Jay Sandrich made the inspired decision to have them swap roles.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Soldiers have also been spotted in parks carrying out tasks typically assigned to gardeners and landscapers – shoveling mulch, blowing leaves and scooping up trash.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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When the news first spread through the Burning Man rumor mill, the first reaction seemed to be confusion — rumors there are supposed to be about whether Daft Punk is playing at the trash fence or a major art piece burn has been rescheduled, not a grisly death.—
Denver Nicks,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Only keep tools in your junk drawer that are regularly used inside the house for everyday projects.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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The huge amounts of space junk in orbit, ranging from nuts and bolts to rocket fairings and dead satellites, pose a serious hazard to satellites and the International Space Station, which has to regularly take evasive action to dodge space shrapnel, much of which is moving faster than a bullet.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the police headquarters in Denpasar, Bali’s capital, on Saturday as some burned rubbish on the street and police fired tear gas into the crowd.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
1 Sep. 2025
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Pieces of plastic, including bottles, bags, straws and cutlery, make up two thirds of the rubbish found in rivers around the world, according to a new analysis.—
Jamie Hailstone,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truck. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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