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Recent Examples of jetsam
Sure, when the pace got really fast, many of these people faded into the background and became the ride’s early flotsam and jetsam.
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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.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2025
Full of the flotsam and jetsam of everyday affairs.
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Maya Singer,
Vogue,
1 July 2024
Luke called the vultures back and reshot the scene with the jetsam of pestilence.
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Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
6 Nov. 2023
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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
Full of the flotsam and jetsam of everyday affairs.
—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
1 July 2024
Luke called the vultures back and reshot the scene with the jetsam of pestilence.
—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
6 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetsam
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The heavy rain, fueled in part by the remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur, drenched much of the Southeast from Texas to the Florida Panhandle, causing flash flood emergencies, washing out roads, and prompting emergency rescues.
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The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur battered parts of the southeastern United States with drenching rains and strong wind on Thursday, tearing through buildings, flooding homes and launching water rescues along the Gulf Coast.
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The heat softens and loosens debris in the carpet fibers so it can be vacuumed away.
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Clean Up Birdseed and Debris Fallen birdseed and other organic debris serve as an open invitation to chipmunks.
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Its outer space is filled with cosmic detritus, mean characters and cute critters.
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Despite those efforts, the pool still faced algae blooms and needed to be emptied out periodically to clean out algae, goose droppings and other detritus.
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The flotsam-and-jetsam nature of their 1630s coming to America remains a far more typical origin story than what those who cherish tidy arrival stories might want to believe.
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The flotsam and jetsam of other people’s lives.
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At the site, an Associated Press reporter saw rubble and chunks of concrete stained with blood.
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At the site, an Associated Press reporter saw rubble and chunks of concrete stained with blood.
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Created with melanin-rich skin in mind, the sheer, moisturizing formula blends seamlessly into skin, leaving behind a healthy glow instead of an ashy residue.
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Dumpling House was reinspected on Friday, June 12 and received an additional yellow placard due to improper cooling methods and brown residue build up in the ice machine.
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Unable to leave, residents rely on each other In another neighborhood, a view of the brilliant deep blue of the Mediterranean, a block away, framed the ruins of what had been a famous creamery – Karrit Ice Cream.
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And then the next issue became the funeral, instead of just Scott and Jean hanging out in the ruins.
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“Jetsam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetsam. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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