as in junkyard
Related Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of dustbin
Thankfully, city officials—prodded by tenants and small-business owners, clergy and homeowners, and, yes, some landlords—rejected advice to consign neighborhoods such as East Flatbush to history’s dustbin.
—
Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
The auto clean process includes cleaning not only the dustbin, but also the brush, tube, and the HEPA filter.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
And does a particular level of disuse have to be reached for a word to be dropped into the lexical dustbin?
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Per the manufacturer’s recommendations, remove and wash out the dustbin.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dustbin
Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
The auto clean process includes cleaning not only the dustbin, but also the brush, tube, and the HEPA filter.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
And does a particular level of disuse have to be reached for a word to be dropped into the lexical dustbin?
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Per the manufacturer’s recommendations, remove and wash out the dustbin.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dustbin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dustbin
Noun
-
Crews are seen pouring water on a massive junkyard fire in Opa-locka on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.—
Marybel Rodriguez,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
-
About 125 people in apartments east of the junkyard were evacuated.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
Noun
-
Eco effort The hotel is marching along a path to zero-landfill waste, helped in part by reductions in single-use plastics and paper materials, plus a swift recycling program.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
-
The pioneering project at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design is working to create environmentally friendly alternatives to concrete and epoxy while also reducing the waste going into landfills.—
Marcella Baietto,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
Noun
-
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
-
Now, researchers plan to extend their investigations to nearby early settlement sites to determine if Culasawani is a midden or muddle.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Garbage piles now choke nearly every Havana street corner, filling neighborhoods with stench, flies and rats as residents navigate improvised dumps outside homes, hospitals and busy thoroughfares.—
Andrea Rodríguez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
-
King Campground has a dump station.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Midwest Living,
4 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dustbin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dustbin. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
