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dustbin

noun

Definition of dustbin

as in junkyard

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Recent Examples of dustbin Plus, its dock automatically empties the dustbin, washes and dries the mop pads, and can go up to 65 days between dustbin changes. — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 23 June 2026 The suction power easily keeps up with her toddler’s Cheerio spills, and the dustbin is still large enough to clean her entire split-level home in one pass. — Emma Ashe, The Spruce, 22 June 2026 With no petrol to run dustbin trucks, rubbish is being burnt in the streets. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 31 May 2026 And CDs are in the dustbin of history. — Marc Silver, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dustbin

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Noun

The following day, detectives obtained a search warrant for Metayer’s phone records, which placed him at U Pull It Davie, a self-service junkyard the day after the crash.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
With the rising number of launches, the orbit is slowly turning into a junkyard.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of junkyard

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At the time, RTCM said the deal would expand its capacity and support a goal of diverting 100 million pounds of textiles from landfills annually.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
According to the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, leaves are considered a mandatory recyclable item in Connecticut, meaning that they cannot be disposed in a landfill or incinerator.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of landfill

Noun

The Granada cemetery and midden, a discard mound, extended to some 25 acres originally.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
But this is the first time archaeologists have actually unearthed a midden with evidence that people added to it regularly for so many generations.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026

Definition of midden

Noun

Of the two franchises, the Cowboys are a trash can and the Eagles are the city dump.

— Mac Engel October 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Malkin controlled Lapierre’s dump-in attempt near the blue line, toe-dragged past Panther defenseman Gustav Forsling in the slot and beat Black with a wrist shot.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

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