as in dump
a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped
we took all of our old, broken furniture to the landfill
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Recent Examples of landfill
Instead of being a problem that clogs oceans and landfills, plastic could become the raw material for tools that protect human health.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Deer carcasses and parts should go directly to a landfill or be disposed of through your regular bagged trash pickup.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
This film marries the two, as modern macro economics lead people to abandon fertile lands in search of work in urban cities, depleting the white storks’ natural food supply as farms become landfills.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
Not only is the material snuggly soft, but it’s made with special yarn derived from recycled plastic from landfills and oceans.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Deer carcasses and parts should go directly to a landfill or be disposed of through your regular bagged trash pickup.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
This film marries the two, as modern macro economics lead people to abandon fertile lands in search of work in urban cities, depleting the white storks’ natural food supply as farms become landfills.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
Not only is the material snuggly soft, but it’s made with special yarn derived from recycled plastic from landfills and oceans.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landfill
dump
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With Njoku possibly missing time, Harold Fannin (who has received the most targets this season with 14) could benefit greatly and is an easy dump-off for Gabriel.—
Jess Bryant,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Our new favorite dump cake tastes like a cross between a gooey pecan pie and a buttery, cakey cobbler.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landfill. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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