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
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.
—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
To understand the soul may have required silk, cheesecloth, cotton wool, even offal—but these mundane materials, Warner shows us, held meaning.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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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.
—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
To understand the soul may have required silk, cheesecloth, cotton wool, even offal—but these mundane materials, Warner shows us, held meaning.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offal
Noun
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Their diet is highly varied, and they have been known to eat fish, lobsters, birds, turtles, dead animals and even garbage.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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Crew members allegedly discovered numerous packages hidden inside the ship’s garbage room that were believed to contain narcotics, according to the affidavit.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Firefighters then evacuated residents from a nearby apartment complex, and others combed through debris of the two-story building, searching for people who may have been trapped.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Three bodies were found in the debris of the complex.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
28 May 2026
Noun
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All those unappetizing items go in your brown yard waste cart, not the black trash cart or the blue recycle cart.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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Do not place the plant in the trash or a compost bin.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
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Historically, this ash is dumped in piles, mixed in cement, or simply thrown away as industrial rubbish.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
24 May 2026
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Trash pickup Chris Barnett, Orion Township supervisor, said residents of his community will be allowed to place more bagged trash outside at their next Waste Management pickup day to help handle overflow rubbish from paper plates, etc.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Heal the Bay further reported that rainfall and runoff and sewage spills impact coastal waters.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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The plan involves heating and cooling a cluster of large downtown buildings with water, Earth's heat and even sewage.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
20 May 2026
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With space junk rising (along with collision risk between satellites), that's where DARPA and its partners on the mission aim to make a difference.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
25 May 2026
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The sensation is of walking into a bayou junk shop that’s been abandoned and left to flower, and within and around these verdant crannies, Tsimring conjures a literal electric storm.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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Its breathable, mesh design keeps shoes odor- and dust-free, and it’s made with thick and durable stitching that’s designed to be long-lasting.—
Kelsey Fredricks,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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The dust is beginning to settle for the 23-year-old outfielder.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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“Offal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offal. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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