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
Her mochi skins are bouncy and soft, with a chewy texture so majestic that the stretchability rivals the most dramatic of cheese pulls.
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Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Balancing your diet with other healthy foods is key when incorporating cheese every day.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Feb. 2026
And of course, the cream cheese frosting is homemade too.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
Slide the dish into a hot oven and bake until the cheese is melted and the corn flake topping turns golden and crisp.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2026
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Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Balancing your diet with other healthy foods is key when incorporating cheese every day.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Feb. 2026
And of course, the cream cheese frosting is homemade too.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
Slide the dish into a hot oven and bake until the cheese is melted and the corn flake topping turns golden and crisp.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheese
Noun
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Other ideas include thrift store shopping, country line dancing, roller skating, karaoke, junk journaling, and getting manicures and pedicures.—
Alicia Rancilio,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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In uncertain markets, some investors like junk silver because the coins are widely trusted, easy to authenticate and often easy to sell in small increments.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 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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Helga once wrestled down a drunk fisherman in the Café, a man of above-average size, and then threw him out like a piece of rubbish; Jens thus transfers most of his weight automatically to her; who is this kid, by the way?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheese. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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