dustbins

plural of dustbin

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dustbins
landfills
Noun
  • Rotary phones, once a staple in the typical mid-century living room, were largely relegated to dusty basements and landfills following the introduction of the push-button touch-tone phone.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Transforming these bottles into supercapacitor components not only diverts waste from landfills but also provides sustainable, high-performance energy storage options.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Dustbins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dustbins. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.

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