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
  • Those three garbage-time scores might have bought him another week.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Some Waukesha residents voice concerns The city hasn't kept its $160 garbage and tax collection proposal a secret.
    Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Do not burn debris or other items during an air quality alert.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This is absolute rubbish, calculated to pour gasoline on the growing divide between conservatives and progressives.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Locating and identifying seabed rubbish that's prime for removal is undertaken via onboard sonar and a vision camera, plus AI processing, to help the robot recognize trash and determine where best to grab on.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The fee, which would fully pay the contractual costs tied to Johns Disposal Service, would exclude condominiums and commercial properties who already pay for private trash removal services and are not covered by the city's collection service.
    Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • An army of around 200 volunteers from the church and several charities were making food, picking up trash, guiding guests and MC'ing dance showcases, said Mary Cantrell, who has been a key organizer since 1993.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Click Report above the reading pane, then choose Report phishing or Report junk from the dropdown.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • This street of stucco houses with little front yards and picket fences bordered on a kind of no-man’s-land filled with junk yards and warehouses.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That could be caused by a buildup of dust, dirt and lint on the filter.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Even with the business reopening, owner Josh Copus is still running around, covered in dust and paint, either putting finishing touches on his building or helping fellow business owners.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the village outside Lviv where the family members were killed, rescue workers dug through heaps of rubble.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Although efforts continue, emergency responders say their mission has shifted from rescue to recovery after using thermal drones and other tools to search for anyone who might still be alive underneath the rubble, The New York Times reported.
    Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Dross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dross. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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