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
Braised beef brisket noodle ($15) soup stands out for its umami-heavy broth interrupted by broccoli, bok choy, tomato slices and small offal cones.
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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
The rich and savory treat was one of several delicacies prepared that night using offal, or organ meats.
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
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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
The rich and savory treat was one of several delicacies prepared that night using offal, or organ meats.
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offal
Noun
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Any actor that’s been working for over three decades has a giant garbage bag filled of pilots.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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Bears are generally solitary, shy animals but are food-driven and often find easy meals in garbage bins.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Inspectors cited the Mexican restaurant for food safety violations including noticeable debris accumulation on the shelf under the salsa bar.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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Stay away from windows as flying debris generated by damaging winds can be deadly.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Kirkland Signature is Costco's private label brand which offers a variety of products, including groceries, health and beauty products, clothing, and household items, such as trash bags and cleaning supplies.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
14 May 2025
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Officers eventually tracked down Figueroa in the building's trash room, and drove him out with pepper spray, according to the affidavit.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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And oftentimes, these cheap items end up as rubbish.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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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
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That rule would have broadly banned hidden charges as part of former President Joe Biden’s wide-ranging crackdown on junk fees that drive up costs without providing visible benefits.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
13 May 2025
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Such instruments, however, are not available to monitor the skies above the remote regions of the world's oceans where most space junk and meteorites crash to Earth or burn up in the atmosphere.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
12 May 2025
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In the early ’70s, there was a 54-inch sewage force main installed from south to north at this river crossing location.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
16 May 2025
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Dumbarton Oaks Park is downstream from Piney Branch, a tributary of Rock Creek that receives about 40 million gallons of untreated sewage and storm water overflow each year, according to the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority.—
Chris Cameron,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Spacecraft are assembled in cleanrooms, which are highly specialized facilities engineered to maintain exceptionally low levels of dust and microorganisms.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Exhaust Fan Covers A lot of dust and debris can secretly accumulate on an exhaust fan cover.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 May 2025
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“Offal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offal. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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