dustbin
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Definition of dustbin
1 British : a can for trash or garbage
2 : dustheap sense 2
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Points-per-reception, or PPR, fantasy football formats should have been consigned to the dustbin of history earlier this decade. — Michael Beller, SI.com, "Fantasy Football Players Who are More Valuable in PPR Leagues," 12 July 2018 The unlikely friendship between McGuinness and Paisley was a metaphor for the new Ireland, where the animosities of the past were consigned to the dustbin of history. — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, "Irish hopes may be stopped at the border," 8 Apr. 2018 Originally manufactured in the former East Germany, the platzkart wagons would be the latest Soviet institution to be swept into the dustbin of history by the pressures of globalization and a market economy. — Anatoly Kurmanaev, WSJ, "Putin’s Quest for Growth Spells Doom for Russia’s Iconic Railcars," 26 Sep. 2018 But the national security legal dispute gave justices an opportunity to finally toss it into the dustbin. — Jacob Gershman, WSJ, "Court Upholds Travel Ban, but Slams Infamous Case on Japanese Internment Camps," 26 June 2018 Gridlock in Washington often relegates proposals like this to the political dustbin. — Joel Klein, WSJ, "The IRS Can Save American Health Care," 1 July 2018 Western planners went to retrieve their Cold War-era playbooks from the dustbin. — Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, "How U.S. troops could get stuck in a traffic jam on their way to fend off war with Russia," 24 June 2018 Galvanized dustbins are ideal, look surprisingly elegant, and can be picked up cheaply from hardware stores. — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, "8 Fruit Trees You Can Grow Right On Your Balcony," 4 Apr. 2017 The board took no action, and judging by directors’ comments, the proposal is headed for the dustbin. — Jesse Leavenworth, Courant Community, "Manchester Residents Rail Against Proposed Curfew," 10 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dustbin.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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dustbin
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English Language Learners Definition of dustbin
: a can for trash or garbage : a garbage can or trash can
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