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as in garbage
discarded or useless material
the foundry's offscouring was the neighborhood's eyesore
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as in reject
one who is cast out or rejected by society
the hills are controlled by bandits and other unsavory offscourings who have taken up a life outside the law
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Recent Examples of offscouring
The first-century audience to whom Jesus was teaching was comprised mainly of peasants, tradesmen, farmers, shepherds, the unemployed and the offscouring of society.
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Loren A. Yadon, idahostatesman, 8 Apr. 2018
Loren A. Yadon, idahostatesman, 8 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offscouring
Noun
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Adebayo’s pursuit of history transformed a garbage-time snoozer into a highly competitive game within the game.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
14 Mar. 2026
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Late one night in Payatas, a shantytown near a garbage dump in Manila’s outskirts, Santiago knocked on the door of a funeral office.—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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New rejects include four additional variations of 04FCSK and several other attempts at sneaking in the f-word, including 0F0KS and 0FUX4U. Other additions include: 1. 0GB0SS 2. 0HCR4P 3. B4DAZZ 4.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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These days, the aviary houses parakeets that are mostly rejects from friends whose kids got bored with them.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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How To Dethatch Your Lawn The day before dethatching, mow your lawn as usual to trim the grass and remove excess debris from the lawn, then water the lawn lightly.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Borisy helped Nikolic launch a fund, and used his own high-profile venture firm to vouch for the outcast.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
11 Mar. 2026
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What was the most rewarding part about being an outcast?—
Jason Newman,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2026
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And plenty of humans would appreciate a better understanding of how to convince trash pandas a puzzle isn’t worth investigating any more.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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Just ridiculous signing all of these retreads off the trash heap.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Both narratives describe key moments from Francis’ early years: After taking a vow of poverty, Francis begged for alms and also worked in leper colonies near Assisi.—
Vanessa Corcoran,
The Conversation,
2 Feb. 2026
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The palpable aversion to what has become the enterprise software leper colony doesn't help tech's case either.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 Jan. 2026
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The Stars have left the Mammoth in their dust with their recent streak, now a full 20 points ahead of Utah in the standings.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The states that fall for the tax-the-rich mania will be left in the dust, with failing economies and shrinking political clout in Congress.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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The study confirmed direct dumping by boats, with evidence of bags full of rubbish thrown overboard.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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Researchers found evidence of bags full of rubbish being thrown overboard, identifiable by pile-up patterns on the seabed.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Offscouring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offscouring. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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