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 For the past three years, the farm hasn't sent any waste to a landfill. Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025 Owing to the complexity and costs involved, many used up batteries are simply sent to landfills. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025 In the search for good ideas, Miami-Dade will award $100,000 each to three startups that are developing technology to divert waste from landfills and improve public sustainability engagement. Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025 Archaeologists also found a vessel likely used for landfill retention, plus another one that remains unidentified. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for landfill
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dump
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  • In a new Instagram photo dump recapping her 30th birthday celebrations, Brittany Mahomes shared a photo of the Grammy winner, 35, joining in on the party — and placing her martini on the mother of three’s head!
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • And then there was the dump single.
    Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 1 Sep. 2025

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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landfill. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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