dross

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Recent Examples of dross These meteors are the dross shed by the comet 169P/NEAT, whose path Earth crosses at this time each year. Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 July 2025 Amongst all the dross and angst, Neil and Teddy try to talk everyone into investing in a baseball-card trading venture that might generate $500 in profits after a year. Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025 But among the dross there gleam a few brilliant exceptions—deceptive, slippery books that defy the constraints of region and genre. Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025 The chipmaker is still raising cash and cutting costs though, as there seems to be quite a bit of dross. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025 After the dross of Bruno Lage, and the chaos of Lopetegui, Gary O'Neil came in and created unity. Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025 Could the cotton dross, for instance, enhance a food product’s nutritional profile? Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dross
Noun
  • Stop Sales sent the raw chicken, cut cow foot and jerk sauce into the garbage.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Prosecutors said Hernandez choked Etan, stuffed his body into a plastic garbage bag hidden inside a box and took it out with the trash.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There’s a lot of stuff in the ocean, and marine debris tends to aggregate in the same places as does the whale sharks’ primary prey.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Next, vacuum the filter using a soft-bristle brush attachment to remove the bulk of the dust and debris buildup.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This was due to the incredible amount of rubbish that had been left to pile up inside.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This is absolute rubbish, calculated to pour gasoline on the growing divide between conservatives and progressives.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bauer said city officials don’t want anyone to lose their home because of a trash bill.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Prosecutors said Hernandez choked Etan, stuffed his body into a plastic garbage bag hidden inside a box and took it out with the trash.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And Doctorow asserts Amazon began charging merchants junk fees.
    NPR, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Even without such a collapse, the influx of synthetic junk muddies the waters for real users.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Through the tear gas and dust, his family recognized Retes’ car and the veteran decal on his window.
    Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The shutdown continues, but somehow the news cycle rolls on, kicking up moderately entertaining quiz questions like so much dust.
    Holly J. Morris, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Thousands are missing, their bodies presumed to be under the rubble.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The first step for Palestinians is clearing the rubble, and then getting supplies needed for reconstruction, says NPR's Greg Myre, who is in Tel Aviv.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Dross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dross. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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