as in garbage
discarded or useless material
the front lawn was littered with the raffle that the roofers had left behind
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Recent Examples of raffle
The company sold 120,000 raffle tickets as part of the charity drive.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The program also features a silent auction of luxury handbags donated by Elyse Walker, a raffle with prizes including jewelry from XIV Karats and a luxury hotel stay, among other offerings.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Unruly crowds for sneaker releases in the 2000s and early 2010s led to proliferation of digital raffles.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
The public is invited to look for hidden treasures on nickel, quarter and diem tables or try their luck with a raffle.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The program also features a silent auction of luxury handbags donated by Elyse Walker, a raffle with prizes including jewelry from XIV Karats and a luxury hotel stay, among other offerings.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Unruly crowds for sneaker releases in the 2000s and early 2010s led to proliferation of digital raffles.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
The public is invited to look for hidden treasures on nickel, quarter and diem tables or try their luck with a raffle.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raffle
Noun
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Knowing what not to put down a garbage disposable can help preserve your appliance and your peace of mind.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
12 Apr. 2026
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The lack of fuel has worsened the country’s other longtime problems, from pumping water, picking up garbage to producing food, among others.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Kuhner led me up a wooden staircase, into a dark space littered with debris.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management said Thursday that there's a lane restriction in one eastbound lane of Grays Ferry Avenue as crews clear debris, but the westbound lanes are fully open.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Images from Chopper 3 showed the charred remains of the truck sitting in the median near the City Avenue exit.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Large trucks account for five per cent of the vehicles in the United States but play a role in ten per cent of fatal accidents.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The three-block stretch, between 16th and 19th avenues, looks markedly different from just a year ago, when tents, abandoned cars and piles of trash crowded the street and sidewalks.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Issues cited by residents include drug use, trash and a man with an assault rifle.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Why wouldn't you if your press conference du jour was a junk fees settlement with the HungryPanda delivery app?—
Marcia Kramer,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Kate Bowler examines the appeal of junk.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Mulhouse Public Prosecutor Nicolas Heitz speaks to the press after a boy was discovered naked and malnourished on a pile of rubbish in a van where he had been kept locked up, in Hagenbach, eastern France, on April 10, 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Stony rubbish, dead trees, the odd corpse in the garden—nothing that couldn’t be absorbed back into the earth.—
Caroline Fraser,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Remove dust, cobwebs, and debris using your duster or soft brush.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
12 Apr. 2026
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The suction is strong enough to suck up anything that might finagle its way into your car, including dirt, sand, dust, pet hair, and crumbs.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Raffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raffle. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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