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Recent Examples of dustbin
And does a particular level of disuse have to be reached for a word to be dropped into the lexical dustbin?
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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
When you’re done, simply pop open the large dustbin and empty debris directly into the trash—no tugging out tangled hair or gunk required.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Emptying the dustbin was hassle-free, with clear arrow stickers showing exactly where to unlatch.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
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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
When you’re done, simply pop open the large dustbin and empty debris directly into the trash—no tugging out tangled hair or gunk required.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Emptying the dustbin was hassle-free, with clear arrow stickers showing exactly where to unlatch.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dustbin
Noun
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Darwin is an octopus who’s minding his own business when he’s suddenly ripped out of the ocean and thrown into a junkyard.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Federal Aviation Administration first proposed the measure in 2023, under the Biden administration, in hopes of curbing the growing junkyard of debris circling the planet.—
Heather Vogell,
ProPublica,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The pitch competition was a compressed version of the real world, where founders had minutes to persuade judges that their solution can transform a system that currently sends enormous volumes of textiles to landfill, while brands face mounting pressure to prove progress.—
Lisa Jepsen,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act would reduce packaging waste, saving money on shipments to landfills and incinerators.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Remnants of shell middens (high mounds of shells accumulated from long term group settlement) can still be found within the reserve.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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Moreover, at higher temperatures, pine cones stored in middens, which act as a refrigerator, tend to spoil faster.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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But the arc — first raising expectations for a big reveal, then declaring there was nothing to see, and ultimately a forced, flawed document dump — was a stubbornly problematic storyline that ran through her time as attorney general.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Dill radioed up instructions on the best time for that dump, and all was well.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Dustbin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dustbin. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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