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Recent Examples of offal Many bear problems happen around hunting camps and fly-in fishing sites because the bears get used to finding offal and garbage there. Lizz Schumer, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025 Braised beef brisket noodle ($15) soup stands out for its umami-heavy broth interrupted by broccoli, bok choy, tomato slices and small offal cones. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2025 Only one entry, Denver Bone Broth, focused on making offal more edible to humans. Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025 State ranchers and processors gave brief speeches on how consuming offal and using hides benefited the state’s agricultural industry and helped keep animal waste from landfills. Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for offal
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Noun
  • In the first images of Read since her second trial, Fox News Digital exclusively captured the 45-year-old wheeling a garbage bin outside her Boston hotel.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
  • Seal garbage tightly in bags, and rinse out bottles and cans before placing in recycling bins.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Chavez's action on that night left the crowd at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, showering the ring with debris.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • After 9/11, undocumented immigrants were tasked with cleaning up the debris of the World Trade Center, as Karla Cornejo Villavicencio showed in her book The Undocumented Americans.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Oremus and Papp looked at other common plastic trash—straws, water bottles and bottle caps—and found that, for these items, nothing changed.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 19 June 2025
  • From 2010 to 2015, the local government banned trash burning, so dumping in caves became common.
    Morgan Severson, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • And oftentimes, these cheap items end up as rubbish.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
  • This never got past the drawing board stage, but the idea kept cropping up again and again with many variations on a circular shape and performance that spanned from interesting to rubbish.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Skip the junk drawer and move tools, lightbulbs, and hardware to a utility space or toolbox.
    Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 17 June 2025
  • However, just like an overstuffed junk drawer or the back of a pantry, your hosting essentials closet isn’t immune to clutter.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Strong winds and the pull of the boats caused the cruise ship to rock and raw sewage to spill onto the floors.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 25 June 2025
  • Officials warned beach-goers that the ocean water contains sewage and may cause illness.
    La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • This more comprehensive rating offers the same water resistance, but now adds protection from dust and other small particles.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • The sides of the bed are also guarded against dust and liquid, but the bottom of the mattress remains open.
    Julia Forbes, Wired News, 23 June 2025

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“Offal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offal. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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