garbage can

noun

US
: a container for garbage

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The real-life regulations on what color to paint your house, how short to cut your grass, and exactly where to put your garbage can on trash day make this suburb ripe for an outsider and her teenage daughter to come along and shake things up. Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026 Throwing into a square in a net, or a garbage can that’s 35 yards away. Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026 The Houston Astros had cameras and a garbage can to help win a World Series. Mac Engel january 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2026 My garbage can stinks and my recycling bins are overflowing. Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 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 23 Jan. 2026.

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