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as in trash
discarded or useless material
the stray dogs were looking for leftover food in the family's garbage
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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
she was just talking garbage when she said that she was taking a loss on the sale of the house
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Recent Examples of garbage
At an encampment a few miles from the Lincoln Memorial and the Kennedy Center, a group of about 8 people broke down their tents and stuffed their clothes in garbage bags with the help of city workers and local homeless advocacy groups.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
As a strike called by the members of Teamsters Local 25 stretches into its seventh straight week, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is demanding that waste management giant Republic Services return to the bargaining table and get the garbage picked up.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Dramatic video shows 24-year-old Joseph Hart — sporting just jeans and a T-shirt — sitting on the edge of the dumpster and inching toward the large reptile, before carefully working to detach the animal that was tightly gripping the garbage container's rim.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
New York City has already begun working with neighborhood groups and activating organizations who sign up to be notified before a big rain to clean debris like falling leaves and garbage from the sewer drains in their community.
—Amy Chester, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
As a strike called by the members of Teamsters Local 25 stretches into its seventh straight week, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is demanding that waste management giant Republic Services return to the bargaining table and get the garbage picked up.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Dramatic video shows 24-year-old Joseph Hart — sporting just jeans and a T-shirt — sitting on the edge of the dumpster and inching toward the large reptile, before carefully working to detach the animal that was tightly gripping the garbage container's rim.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
New York City has already begun working with neighborhood groups and activating organizations who sign up to be notified before a big rain to clean debris like falling leaves and garbage from the sewer drains in their community.
—Amy Chester, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garbage
Noun
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This year, youth cleaned up 15,000 gallons of trash over the summer program, which runs from June through August.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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In 2019, the Nepali government launched an initiative aimed at removing 22,000 pounds of trash from Mount Everest.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
27 Aug. 2025
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Renken called his colleagues' complaint nonsense and an attempt to undermine his own claim against them.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The whole thing is nonsense, but Texas Democrats in particular look more unhinged than ever.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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On the morning of Aug. 13, a three-person city crew equipped with a skid steer, a dump truck, shovels and rakes was making its way up North 19th Street, picking up pile after pile of debris sitting outside homes.—
Alison Dirr,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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That said, while a bit of debris escaped after powering down, the vacuum still delivered from start to finish.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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This image is the result of months of meticulous observation at two open rubbish tips where herds regularly forage.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Hutchens said the house at 303 E. Rogers St. is in a state of disrepair and problems have included the accumulation of trash and rubbish, nonpayment of water bills and numerous cleanup notices.—
Lynn Kutter,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2025
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Now Ergen, a former professional poker player, appears to have upgraded his junk hand.—
Monica Hunter-Hart,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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All this despite the concerted efforts by San Jose to crack down on blight and offer more resources like dumpster days and free junk pickup that includes a long list of garage and household goods like mattresses, furniture and tires.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Use it to find and retrieve stray nuts or bolts in any crevice.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Vegetables like broccoli, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, kale and asparagus are also included in most low-carb diets—as are eggs, cheese, Greek yogurt and nuts like walnuts, peanuts, macadamia nuts and pistachios.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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For durability, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold is IP68 rated and can fully withstand dust and water.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 Aug. 2025
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Metro Phoenix faces about a 30% chance of storms during the evening of Aug. 22, along with gusty winds up to 35 mph and pockets of blowing dust.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Crawford’s call-up would come off the heels of a trade-deadline performance that left Phillie-Land feeling a little blah.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Transforming from blah to ’90s bombshell bouncy just takes a few good products and tips.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
25 July 2025
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“Garbage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garbage. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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