: a pit for the disposal of refuse (such as sewage)
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Diagon Alley becomes a cesspit of Death Eaters during Halloween Horror Nights, which typically run for more than two months starting in late August.—Bailey Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026 Despite the cesspits of conspiracy-think that pollute contemporary politics, the specific paranoia of Letts’s characters — bugs under the skin, brainwashing, nefarious doctors in government labs — feels less blazingly relevant than comparatively quaint.—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026 The cesspit under the toilet stops draining.—Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025 The proof, Valenzuela said, was found in a first-century cesspit in Mallorca, Spain, where the bones of multiple species of animals were found.—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cesspit