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 nearly $4 billion casino proposal includes plans for a 500-room hotel, a spa, a retail space, and a 2,000-person events center, all of which seems like the perfect fit for a former landfill site.
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2025
Instead of being a problem that clogs oceans and landfills, plastic could become the raw material for tools that protect human health.
—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
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2025
Instead of being a problem that clogs oceans and landfills, plastic could become the raw material for tools that protect human health.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landfill
dump
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Dart uses his legs most and needs dump-off, short pass options, for which Johnson is perfect.—
Jess Bryant,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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At that time, he was only allowed to go to the garbage dump, to the church, or to the mill to work.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landfill. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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