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jetsam

noun

Definition of jetsam

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

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Noun

Numerous tornado warnings were also issued for parts of South Carolina and Georgia as the remnants of Isaias move northward and help create supercells of rain and unstable air, according to National Weather Service alerts and forecasts.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
Weather forecasters say remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel could hit Salt Lake City, site of the game, sometime between Saturday night and Monday.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of remnant

Noun

Hours after the collapse in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, emergency services spokesperson Bilal Faizi said that everyone trapped beneath the rubble had been pulled out and crews had cleared debris.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
The hurricane had headed for the interior and Palm Beach was already clearing its debris.

— Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of debris

Noun

Competitive hackles aside, the ranks of the independent advisory boutique now seem like so much ego detritus, a horse painting above a fireplace.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026
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

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

Hours after the collapse in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, emergency services spokesperson Bilal Faizi said that everyone trapped beneath the rubble had been pulled out and crews had cleared debris.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Hours after the collapse in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, emergency services spokesperson Bilal Faizi said everyone trapped beneath the rubble had been pulled out and crews had cleared debris.

— Riaz Khan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of rubble

Noun

The binder dissolved, allowing the electrode coatings to separate cleanly from their metal foils without leaving residues.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Produced alongside Dave 1, the record moves through analog funk, synth-pop, darkwave, dub, tropical textures and the cinematic residue of Mexico City nightlife.

— Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of residue

Noun

Gaza was reduced to ruins, and its people were trapped in a cycle of loss and suffering, as the conflict continued to rage.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
This chapter is accompanied by somewhat twee images of an owl doll, a bottle of designer perfume, a high heel, and a golden microphone positioned against various ancient Greek ruins, including the Parthenon and the Monument of the Eponymous Heroes.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

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