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also drek
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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
Even if a viewer doesn’t understand the underlying ideology, the memes can lead to more, and more overt, neo-Nazi dreck.
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Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
And, man, there’s a lot of dreck.
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Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
As with any high-volume enterprise, there was lots of forgettable dreck, but the Stanford’s series is the cream of the crop — curated by British film critic and writer David Thomson, who now lives in the Bay Area.
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Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
Told in flashback, the film traces the progress of producer Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas) from B-movie dreck to A-list Oscar winners to box office flops.
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Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2025
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Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
And, man, there’s a lot of dreck.
—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
As with any high-volume enterprise, there was lots of forgettable dreck, but the Stanford’s series is the cream of the crop — curated by British film critic and writer David Thomson, who now lives in the Bay Area.
—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
Told in flashback, the film traces the progress of producer Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas) from B-movie dreck to A-list Oscar winners to box office flops.
—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreck
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Take Out the Trash Empty garbage bins and recycling from all rooms—not just the kitchen and bath—and don’t forget special receptacles like compost, diaper pails, and litter boxes.
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In her own yard, Mingrone has learned that cracked lids on garbage containers allow water to pool after a rain, setting up a major breeding ground.
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How to handle political texts safely If the texts continue, block the sender and report the message as junk.
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Get creative There are no rules to junk journaling.
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The heat softens and loosens debris in the carpet fibers so it can be vacuumed away.
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Clean Up Birdseed and Debris Fallen birdseed and other organic debris serve as an open invitation to chipmunks.
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Or a cartoony hamburger that is doing a little too much — the cheese drip a little too textured, the shine on the bun a little uncanny.
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Try Menorcan specialities like sobrasada – squidgy sausage – and at least three cheeses, plus the Catalan classic of grated tomato on bread with olive oil.
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Fans from around the world have brought their own traditions to the tournament, from Norway supporters performing a Viking row in perfect unison in the stands in Boston to Japanese fans in Dallas cleaning up stadium trash after matches.
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Throwing devices in the trash claimed another 9%.
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So where does the rubbish come from?
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With no petrol to run dustbin trucks, rubbish is being burnt in the streets.
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The prospect of even a mini-Dust Bowl is alarming as the original disaster during the Great Depression sent dust clouds across rural America, wiping out entire communities and triggering mass migration to other parts of the country.
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Here’s where the story gets sprinkled with fairy dust.
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“Dreck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreck. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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