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
  • Using the X-ray spacecraft XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission), astronomers have observed stellar winds from a hypergiant star feeding an extreme stellar remnant known as a neutron star, left over after a massive star dies.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • And indeed, experiencing its remnants in 3D is another thing altogether.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of remnant
Noun
  • The whole satellite network needs to be resilient to space debris.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
  • And even more monsters can be found in sculptural works such as LeRage (2017), which shows a grayscale version of the Incredible Hulk smashing his fist into the ground and sending debris flying.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of debris
Noun
  • Previous seasons saw Vernon curate the subterranean room into messy domestic tableaux, with pieces nestled among scenes of dinner parties and unfinished musical manuscripts—the detritus of a chaotic creative process.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
  • 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
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
  • Rescue crews with a sniffer dog were searching the rubble for potentially missing people, the fire department said.
    — Lefteris Pitarakis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • There is no construction equipment to clear the rubble in Gaza.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of rubble
Noun
  • Surface-level dirt, grime, and residue should lift with cleaning.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Gently scrub the area in small circles to help lift any oily or pigmented residue.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of residue
Noun
  • Hikers will uncover Romanesque ruins, ancient forests, crumbling monasteries, and orange groves along their way.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
  • But a more apt comparison might be the Mirabilia Urbis Romae, in which Medieval scholars deciphered the staggering ruins of Classical Rome.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of ruins

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“Jetsam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetsam. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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