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
Recycling old shoeboxes gives them another chance to be turned into something more useful instead of building landfills and emitting greenhouse gases into the air.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Much of it is dumped in landfills, leaching toxic chemicals into the environment.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Patton said that contaminated soil would be shipped to a landfill and a 18-inch surface cover of clean soil would be spread across the entire site.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office has found Raquel Marie Morales’ cause and manner of death to be undetermined after her remains were found in a Surprise landfill nearly six months ago.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Much of it is dumped in landfills, leaching toxic chemicals into the environment.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Patton said that contaminated soil would be shipped to a landfill and a 18-inch surface cover of clean soil would be spread across the entire site.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office has found Raquel Marie Morales’ cause and manner of death to be undetermined after her remains were found in a Surprise landfill nearly six months ago.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landfill
dump
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The official base layer, sock, and mid layer of Ikon Pass, icebreaker creates high-performance clothing using merino wool—perfect for snow early in the season, powder dumps midwinter, and spring skiing that lasts late into the season.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Oct. 2025
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To make this apple dump cake, simply add pie filling and cake mix to a slow cooker along with butter, pecans, and apple pie spice.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landfill. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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