garbage can

noun

US
: a container for garbage

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Photos show the garbage can, fencing and shovels thrown across the backyard. Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 31 May 2026 The burger cook station hand sink was blocked by a garbage can. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026 The water bottle and snack wrapper were found in a garbage can near the crime scene, prosecutors said. Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 24 May 2026 When blood was found on a neighbor’s garbage can, police searched the Revere Road house but found nothing. Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for garbage can

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“Garbage can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage%20can. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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