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Recent Examples of dustbin
The roomy dustbin didn’t need constant emptying, and the crevice tool came in clutch for picking up crumbs between couch cushions and from the tight corners of car seats.
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Toni Sutton, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The filter, tube, and brush will all get thoroughly cleaned, and any debris collected while vacuuming is released into a dustbin, where it’s properly sealed off.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 July 2025
Evidence supporting the claim that China has tossed communism in the proverbial dustbin can be found in the growing number of businesses that have originated in China, only to expand globally.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The 205's novel dustbin is enormous, taking up most of the robot's back half.
—PC Magazine, 23 June 2025
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Toni Sutton, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The filter, tube, and brush will all get thoroughly cleaned, and any debris collected while vacuuming is released into a dustbin, where it’s properly sealed off.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 July 2025
Evidence supporting the claim that China has tossed communism in the proverbial dustbin can be found in the growing number of businesses that have originated in China, only to expand globally.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The 205's novel dustbin is enormous, taking up most of the robot's back half.
—PC Magazine, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dustbin
Noun
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In Marietta, with meager funds, Marcus Brachman started a junkyard.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Aug. 2025
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Totaled cars are typically sold at a salvage auction to junkyards and vehicle rebuilders.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Archaeologists also found a vessel likely used for landfill retention, plus another one that remains unidentified.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, aluminum doesn't decompose in landfills, contributing to long-term environmental pollution.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The musket balls were found together near a midden by the metal detectorist, cultural heritage coordinator Anthony Simmons said in the release, meaning a member of the First Nations could have brought the shot belt there and then discarded it.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2025
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This and oral reports evidenced that two even larger middens once existed nearby.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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In a new Instagram photo dump recapping her 30th birthday celebrations, Brittany Mahomes shared a photo of the Grammy winner, 35, joining in on the party — and placing her martini on the mother of three’s head!—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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And then there was the dump single.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Dustbin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dustbin. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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