kitchen midden

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kitchen midden
Noun
  • Fiji has more than 330 islands, one sanitary landfill, and two municipal dumps.
    By Aryn Baker/Lautoka, Fiji , TIME, 3 July 2024
  • 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
Noun
  • So many things, dropped and lost and mislaid, twinkling all over the place like a museum/ junkyard.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The Accent was set on fire and later taken to a junkyard, where it was recovered by authorities, Toczylowski said.
    Doha Madani, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Contributor Terri Williams praises its 50-minute run-time; tangle-free, five-stage filtration system; and dustbin disposal that deploys at the touch of a button.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2025
  • When you’re done, simply pop open the large dustbin and empty debris directly into the trash—no tugging out tangled hair or gunk required.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The new approach offers a dual solution that simultaneously conserves agricultural resources and produces a biodegradable alternative to address landfill waste.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
  • According to the Global Fashion Agenda, that is the equivalent of a garbage truck full of clothing being incinerated or sent to a landfill every second.
    Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Human poop was found in a 30-inch-deep midden inside the Cave of the Dead Children, according to a study published Oct. 22 in the journal.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Known to be pack rats, Allegheny woodrats will store large piles of food, called middens, in their dens.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Municipal waste and recycling collected from homes and businesses in the area are received by the transfer station and temporarily stored in separate bays before recycling is moved to one of WM’s recycling facilities for processing.
    Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
  • During the shutdown, passengers on the Red and Green lines were encouraged to catch a Yellow Line train running from San Francisco to Antioch at a transfer station.
    Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Kitchen midden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kitchen%20midden. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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