: a place to which unwanted people or things are sent
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And the org compounds the problem by treating AI as a dumping ground, generating slop faster than anyone can sort it.—
Rob Versaw,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2026 The Chesapeake Bay is a national treasure shared by six states and the District of Columbia, and it has been treated like a dumping ground for too long.—
Baltimore Sun Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
20 May 2026 The site in Apollo was a dumping ground for hundreds of 55-gallon drums containing radioactive nuclear waste.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026 The oversize entry foyer could easily work as a home office or a dumping ground for the day’s odds and ends.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dumping ground