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
The county is going with a startup, Clean Earth Innovations, a Fort Lauderdale biochar startup company, which was awarded $100,000 by the Miami-Dade Innovation Authority to operate a biochar machine at the South Dade landfill.
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
The recycled soils will be reused for local construction, which can reduce landfill waste, truck traffic and dependence on rural quarries.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Instead, take them to a landfill or your local waste transfer station.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
For decades, that sludge was treated as hazardous waste and hauled to landfills.
—Alan Collins, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
The recycled soils will be reused for local construction, which can reduce landfill waste, truck traffic and dependence on rural quarries.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Instead, take them to a landfill or your local waste transfer station.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
For decades, that sludge was treated as hazardous waste and hauled to landfills.
—Alan Collins, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landfill
dump
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The Sony executives are far from the only power players ensnared by this evidence dump.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2026
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According to the tribal members, Forest Service personnel dropped off the deceased horses with them as an alternative to leaving them at the dump.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landfill. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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