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also drek
1
as in garbage
discarded or useless material
he poured the dreck she called soup down the drain
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as in junk
that which is of low quality or worth
can you believe that the gallery owner dares to call that dreck "art"?
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Recent Examples of dreck
With so much good new music available, there’s no reason to consume anonymous dreck.
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Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
The stands at Northwest Stadium were jammed with burgundy and gold-clad fans, many of whom hibernated in recent seasons because of the dreck occurring on and off the field.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
The waste of talent, not to mention billions of studio dollars, on formulaic dreck is enough to frustrate all but the biggest superhero stans.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Their five-on-four play looked dangerous, in contrast with the dreck Canucks fans have been served for so much of this season.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
The stands at Northwest Stadium were jammed with burgundy and gold-clad fans, many of whom hibernated in recent seasons because of the dreck occurring on and off the field.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
The waste of talent, not to mention billions of studio dollars, on formulaic dreck is enough to frustrate all but the biggest superhero stans.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Their five-on-four play looked dangerous, in contrast with the dreck Canucks fans have been served for so much of this season.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreck
Noun
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In the first images of Read since her second trial, Fox News Digital exclusively captured the 45-year-old wheeling a garbage bin outside her Boston hotel.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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Seal garbage tightly in bags, and rinse out bottles and cans before placing in recycling bins.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 June 2025
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Skip the junk drawer and move tools, lightbulbs, and hardware to a utility space or toolbox.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
17 June 2025
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However, just like an overstuffed junk drawer or the back of a pantry, your hosting essentials closet isn’t immune to clutter.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2025
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This more comprehensive rating offers the same water resistance, but now adds protection from dust and other small particles.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Then, at the end of each day, Bridges returns to his private quarters, relieves himself, and showers the dust and blood from his body.—
Simon Parkin,
The Atlantic,
23 June 2025
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Oremus and Papp looked at other common plastic trash—straws, water bottles and bottle caps—and found that, for these items, nothing changed.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
19 June 2025
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Kansas City trash service will also be suspended for the holiday, and service will move forward one day for the rest of the week (Thursday pickup will be on Friday, and Friday on Saturday).—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2025
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North Korea has responded to previous balloon campaigns with fiery rhetoric and other shows of anger, and last year the country launched its own balloons across the border, dumping rubbish on various South Korean sites, including the presidential compound.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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They were were found beneath a pile of rubbish heaped just inside her front door, according to a police report released Wednesday.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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“Dreck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreck. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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