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Recent Examples of jetsam
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.
—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
For Kevin Nunez and his son Nathan, Native Americans who have long family history locked within the rugged and geologically active mountains, volunteering to help remove the flotsam and jetsam of tourists is a solemn duty.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
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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
For Kevin Nunez and his son Nathan, Native Americans who have long family history locked within the rugged and geologically active mountains, volunteering to help remove the flotsam and jetsam of tourists is a solemn duty.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetsam
Noun
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Yi’s studio is filled with the remnants of her works.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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There are several Star City tourism companies that offer packages to take an excursion to Moscow or have an extended stay in this strange remnant of another age.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Videos published online and geolocated by NBC News showed a blazing fire inside the airport, surrounded by debris and heavy smoke as people ran for cover.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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Remove any loose bits of food and debris from the smoker and removable components.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
4 June 2026
Noun
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In Literature and Painting Playset, 2025, a Cartman-like figure wearing a beret splashes daubs of paint on the screen while a female figure in pilgrim dress delivers a long, disjointed monologue patched together by Kokopeli from Quora posts, art history texts, and other online detritus.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The great piles of detritus in the street had completely vanished.—
Amer Matar,
The Dial,
26 May 2026
Noun
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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.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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The flotsam and jetsam of other people’s lives.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Was it rescued from the rubble of another fire?—
Sneha Dhandapani,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The Wells Fargo office was turned to rubble and extensive damage to buildings could be found for blocks.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The remaining plant residue will prevent erosion, suppress weeds and add more carbon to the soil.—
Special to The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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The underside of the soda fountain had brown residue accumulation.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 29,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Programming includes theatrical performances, poetry readings and concerts staged inside and around ancient ruins — a setting that is impossible to replicate at any other time of year, since most of these sites are not open after dark on ordinary days.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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Ancient Lycian ruins often appear directly above the waterline, while small fishing villages remain largely unchanged by mass tourism.—
Katia Damborsky,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Jetsam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetsam. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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