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jetsam

noun

Definition of jetsamnext
as in remnant

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Recent Examples of jetsam And the Heat’s supporting players at the moment are far better than the flotsam and jetsam that currently are with the Bucks. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026 Sure, when the pace got really fast, many of these people faded into the background and became the ride’s early flotsam and jetsam. — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025 That Jia could make anything out of that flotsam and jetsam is astonishing, but his ability to not only recreate those time frames but craft all of it into a woozy, free-floating memory piece is miraculous. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025 Luke called the vultures back and reshot the scene with the jetsam of pestilence. — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for jetsam
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetsam
  1. remnant
  2. debris
  3. detritus
  4. flotsam
  5. rubble
  6. residue
  7. ruins
Noun
  • However, the neutron stars created by such events may be difficult to distinguish from stellar remnants birthed in the traditional way.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Upon entering, remnants of Portaluppi’s everyday reality abound.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of remnant
Noun
  • The sheriff’s office released photos of the black Honda CR-V deep inside the store with debris surrounding the vehicle.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The team looked through such coronagraph data for seven distant stars, each surrounded by debris disks where planet formation may be happening.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of debris
Noun
  • These monstrous masses are themselves dark, but their formidable gravity violently vacuums up gas and other nearby matter, generating rings of hot, swirling detritus that completely outshine the stars around them.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The Avalanches are turning their fascination with the detritus of modern life into something unusually expansive.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of detritus
Noun
  • Like a massive ocean swell, which can bear all kinds of flotsam and jetsam ashore, a political wave that is big enough, broad enough and strong enough can carry all manner of unlikely candidates to victory.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond any of the sociocultural flotsam and jetsam, hanging out with your crush on a lake at a northern latitude both softens and distills all the brain-stem-deep associations with what summer means.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of flotsam
Noun
  • The new stadium has a capacity of just over 60,000, about 12,000 less than the old facility which now lies in rubble across the street.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • A number of people are thought to still be missing beneath the rubble, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
    — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of rubble
Noun
  • Soap/Shampoo Residue While soap and shampoo don’t create dust themselves, their residue creates the perfect sticky place for dust particles to attach to.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
  • To remove any leftover residue and to give the pan a beautiful shine, Sokolowski suggests using a clean, dry microfiber cloth for final polishing.
    — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of residue
Noun
  • The Strip had been largely obliterated in the war between Hamas and Israel, and most of its two million inhabitants were living in tents or in the ruins; images of human misery had flooded screens around the world.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Three firefighters stand atop a pile of twisted steel and debris, raising an American flag above the ruins of the World Trade Center.
    — Thomas E. Franklin, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of ruins

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“Jetsam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetsam. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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