as in garbage
discarded or useless material
a pile of offal from the tannery operating in the neighborhood
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Recent Examples of offal
This isn’t about fetishizing offal.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
The German served up wiener schnitzel the following year, while in 1988 Scotland’s Sandy Lyle laid on some haggis – sheep’s offal minced, spiced and served in its stomach, and plated up to the sound of bagpipes.
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Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
Kennedy recently encouraged people to embrace offal as a more affordable source of protein.
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Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
The problem with the trash pies from the restaurant’s perspective, Abe told me, was that many diners who weren’t me wanted pizza and only pizza — specifically pepperoni pizza, which was not made with unwanted pork offal and offcuts but regular ‘roni.
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Restaurant Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for offal
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
The German served up wiener schnitzel the following year, while in 1988 Scotland’s Sandy Lyle laid on some haggis – sheep’s offal minced, spiced and served in its stomach, and plated up to the sound of bagpipes.
—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
Kennedy recently encouraged people to embrace offal as a more affordable source of protein.
—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
The problem with the trash pies from the restaurant’s perspective, Abe told me, was that many diners who weren’t me wanted pizza and only pizza — specifically pepperoni pizza, which was not made with unwanted pork offal and offcuts but regular ‘roni.
—
Restaurant Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offal
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Take Out the Trash Empty garbage bins and recycling from all rooms—not just the kitchen and bath—and don’t forget special receptacles like compost, diaper pails, and litter boxes.
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In her own yard, Mingrone has learned that cracked lids on garbage containers allow water to pool after a rain, setting up a major breeding ground.
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The heat softens and loosens debris in the carpet fibers so it can be vacuumed away.
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Clean Up Birdseed and Debris Fallen birdseed and other organic debris serve as an open invitation to chipmunks.
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In the 1980s, the Friends of the LA River pushed to address street runoff and trash that had made the water body infamous.
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In the city of Miami, improperly disposing trash — like taking the trash from one of your homes and throwing it away in another of your property’s bins — can result in a $525 fine.
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So where does the rubbish come from?
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With no petrol to run dustbin trucks, rubbish is being burnt in the streets.
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Untreated sewage is high in nitrogen and phosphorus.
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Chattahoochee Riverkeeper said the deaths were caused by a mixture of drought, sewage, and intense rainfall, CBS News reported at the time.
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How to handle political texts safely If the texts continue, block the sender and report the message as junk.
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Get creative There are no rules to junk journaling.
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The prospect of even a mini-Dust Bowl is alarming as the original disaster during the Great Depression sent dust clouds across rural America, wiping out entire communities and triggering mass migration to other parts of the country.
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Here’s where the story gets sprinkled with fairy dust.
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“Offal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offal. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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