dumping ground

noun

: a place to which unwanted people or things are sent

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For too many years, Fort Lauderdale has been a dumping ground for all the other cities within the county that arrest folks for quality-of-life crimes. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024 Because the quality of the supply is lacking—and because Ghana is not the dumping ground for unwanted duds as previously thought—demand is down by double digits. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 Council members said the city of 100,000 had been a dumping ground for homeless projects that were straining the budget and leading to disorder. Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 Either way, the adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel about life in a theocratic future America was good enough to legitimize Hulu as more than a dumping ground for next-day network shows. Alex Galbraith, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dumping ground 

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dumping ground was in 1857

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“Dumping ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumping%20ground. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.

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