dumping ground

noun

: a place to which unwanted people or things are sent

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As a result, the need for dumping grounds increased again. Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025 In the report on El Salvador, whose penal system has become a dumping ground for migrants deported from the United States, there will be no details on the conditions in those prisons. Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025 Garage The garage can quickly become the dumping ground to prevent items from entering the home. Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025 Rather than burning some of their assets to acquire a star, the Nets could take the opposite approach and serve as a salary dumping ground as long as other teams were willing to include draft picks and/or young prospects to sweeten the deal. Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 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 21 May. 2025.

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