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
Each of the 24 days includes a signature blend or an exclusive Advent-only single-origin release, perfectly portioned for a 24-ounce pour over.
12 days of cheese?
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Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Several foods were outside proper holding temperatures, including a bowl of rice, bacon, cheese, raw shrimp and raw chicken.
—Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The distinctive pizza is a round pie cut in squares, with its meat toppings chopped and placed on a tangy sauce under the blanket of mozzarella and provolone cheese.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2025
The market side of the business offers fresh meat and produce, milk, cheeses and more.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
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Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Several foods were outside proper holding temperatures, including a bowl of rice, bacon, cheese, raw shrimp and raw chicken.
—Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The distinctive pizza is a round pie cut in squares, with its meat toppings chopped and placed on a tangy sauce under the blanket of mozzarella and provolone cheese.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2025
The market side of the business offers fresh meat and produce, milk, cheeses and more.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheese
Noun
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Safety and health worries have long surrounded landfills in many cities and towns in the Philippines, especially ones near poor communities whose residents scavenge for junk and leftover food in the garbage heaps, the AP points out.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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His wife’s body was discovered by a man who was working on the property to clear out junk ahead of the property’s sale.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 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 Jan. 2026.
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