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Recent Examples of junkyard
And the costly orbiters, once out of film, went into the celestial junkyard.
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William J. Broad, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The last day of the shoot was by the bonfire, and all of that was put together from the junkyard.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
The series, which premieres on Prime Video on May 20, is set amid junkyards and repair shops, gangs and high school cliques.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
The series follows a team of collectors in search of antique items found in junkyards, old barns and more.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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William J. Broad, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The last day of the shoot was by the bonfire, and all of that was put together from the junkyard.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
The series, which premieres on Prime Video on May 20, is set amid junkyards and repair shops, gangs and high school cliques.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
The series follows a team of collectors in search of antique items found in junkyards, old barns and more.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junkyard
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Charges have not been announced A Minnesota man has been arrested almost exactly two months after his 16-year-old son disappeared — and about a week after the teenager's remains were found in a landfill.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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Law enforcement began checking the landfill June 4.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
8 July 2025
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The filter, tube, and brush will all get thoroughly cleaned, and any debris collected while vacuuming is released into a dustbin, where it’s properly sealed off.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
3 July 2025
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Evidence supporting the claim that China has tossed communism in the proverbial dustbin can be found in the growing number of businesses that have originated in China, only to expand globally.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The musket balls were found together near a midden by the metal detectorist, cultural heritage coordinator Anthony Simmons said in the release, meaning a member of the First Nations could have brought the shot belt there and then discarded it.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2025
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The midden is a testament to the volume of shellfish eaten by Hoabinhians.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump.—
Tim Bontemps,
chicagotribune.com,
21 June 2017
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New York City is gradually transforming its largest trash dump, Fresh Kills on Staten Island, into a vast expanse of parkland and restored natural areas.—
Andres Viglucci,
miamiherald,
15 June 2017
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Fiji has more than 330 islands, one sanitary landfill, and two municipal dumps.—
By Aryn Baker/Lautoka, Fiji ,
TIME,
3 July 2024
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Other materials might need to be sent to a hazardous waste landfill that has double the plastic lining in place as a typical sanitary landfill in order to protect groundwater from anything that might otherwise leach into it.—
Justine Calma,
The Verge,
3 Feb. 2024
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“Junkyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junkyard. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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