dumping ground

noun

: a place to which unwanted people or things are sent

Examples of dumping ground in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For years, almost any open space far enough out of sight looked like a why-not dumping ground. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dumping ground

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• around
• astound