as in junk
that which is of low quality or worth
you wouldn't believe the cheese that the movie studio puts out
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Recent Examples of cheese
Those kind of bookings brought a much wider audience to Humphreys than the wine-and-cheese crowd that came to hear KIFM acts.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
For Valentine’s Day, the chocolate infusion flight or sunset cheese flight fit the occasion.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
The shops offer the traditional spreads — scallion, spicy scallion, veggie, strawberry — as well as the classic bacon, egg and cheese bagel and specialty sandwiches (turkey, bacon, avocado, pepper jack and southwest sauce, or veggie cream cheese with avocado, tomato and cucumbers).
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Add the Velveeta cheese a little at a time, stirring constantly.
—CBS News, 12 Feb. 2026
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
For Valentine’s Day, the chocolate infusion flight or sunset cheese flight fit the occasion.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
The shops offer the traditional spreads — scallion, spicy scallion, veggie, strawberry — as well as the classic bacon, egg and cheese bagel and specialty sandwiches (turkey, bacon, avocado, pepper jack and southwest sauce, or veggie cream cheese with avocado, tomato and cucumbers).
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Add the Velveeta cheese a little at a time, stirring constantly.
—CBS News, 12 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheese
Noun
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The ratings agency downgraded Paramount’s debt to junk.—
Lucas Shaw,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The more junk goes in—unverified claims, conspiracies, Astroturf campaigns, low‑quality commentary—the more polished junk comes out.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ford Aerospace Company was nearby, but the immediate area was known more for a buffalo ranch and a landfill, where residents of Santa Ana and other nearby cities would drop off rubbish in Newport Beach.—
Richard Dunn,
Oc Register,
5 Mar. 2026
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Piles of human scraps offer a bottomless buffet to wildlife, and to access that bounty, animals need to be bold enough to rummage through human rubbish but not so bold as to become a threat to people.—
Marina Wang,
Scientific American,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheese. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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