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
Two tributaries to Belleville Lake are just off the landfill property.
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Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
Municipalities, counties, townships and other governmental entities can apply for this money to build roads, bridges, sewage treatment systems, water supply systems, landfills and stormwater and sanitary collection systems.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The goal of many of these programs is to reduce waste and space in landfills, according to Jennifer Dudley, a spokesperson for Texas Disposal Systems.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
And while tech companies have taken steps to extract and recycle that gold for years, much of it still ends up in landfills.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
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Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
Municipalities, counties, townships and other governmental entities can apply for this money to build roads, bridges, sewage treatment systems, water supply systems, landfills and stormwater and sanitary collection systems.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The goal of many of these programs is to reduce waste and space in landfills, according to Jennifer Dudley, a spokesperson for Texas Disposal Systems.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
And while tech companies have taken steps to extract and recycle that gold for years, much of it still ends up in landfills.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landfill
dump
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Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump.—
Tim Bontemps,
chicagotribune.com,
21 June 2017
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New York City is gradually transforming its largest trash dump, Fresh Kills on Staten Island, into a vast expanse of parkland and restored natural areas.—
Andres Viglucci,
miamiherald,
15 June 2017
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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landfill. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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