junkyard

noun

Definition of junkyardnext
as in landfill

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Recent Examples of junkyard Project Boson will replace an auto parts junkyard with a nearly 620,000-square-foot data center. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 22 June 2026 One week after a massive fire tore through an Opa-locka junkyard, Cairo Lane has reopened. — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 2 June 2026 About 125 people in apartments east of the junkyard were evacuated. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 26 May 2026 More than 80 units were called in to battle a six-alarm fire at an Opa-locka junkyard Monday night, and firefighters continued putting out hot spots Tuesday morning, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for junkyard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junkyard
  1. landfill
  2. dustbin
  3. midden
  4. dump
  5. sanitary landfill
Noun
  • Food Trust, a nonprofit based out of Philadelphia, inspired the model of Kanbe’s Market of redirecting food from landfills.
    — Zuri Primos July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • The Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 was created to recover apparel and other textiles from consumers, diverting it from landfills and then finding a way to reuse, repair or recycle the items into secondary products.
    — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 27 July 2026
Definition of landfill
Noun
  • While Betamax was considered the superior technology, it’s been relegated to the dustbin of history.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • Once a week or more often, turn the device over to check it, paying attention to the opening that leads from the roller compartment to the dustbin compartment to make sure there’s no dirt or debris lodged there.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
Definition of dustbin
Noun
  • The Granada cemetery and midden, a discard mound, extended to some 25 acres originally.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • But this is the first time archaeologists have actually unearthed a midden with evidence that people added to it regularly for so many generations.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
Definition of midden
Noun
  • Colorado’s plan to offer free statewide recycling could be in the dumps after a national trade association sued the state Thursday over how the plan is managed and funded.
    — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 31 July 2026
  • Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren began their respective 25-percent-of-the-cap max contract extensions this offseason, which is what spurred the Wiggins, Joe and Dort salary dumps.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of dump
Noun
  • The law banned putting yard waste — roughly one-fifth of municipal wastes — in sanitary landfills in 1990 and obliged local governments to recycle.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Fiji has more than 330 islands, one sanitary landfill, and two municipal dumps.
    — By Aryn Baker/Lautoka, Fiji , TIME, 3 July 2024
Definition of sanitary landfill

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“Junkyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junkyard. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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