RAFFLE Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

raffle

noun

Definition of raffle

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 Earlier in August, Choose Folsom launched a ticket raffle, where winners could purchase two tickets. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026 The event features lunch, a silent auction, a bakery auction, sweet shop, cash raffle, wine raffle and more, organizers said. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026 The first 50 guests on opening day will receive a free Slice House hat and be entered into a raffle for the opportunity to win free pizza for a year. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026 The event is free and will feature children's activities in the Summerfest grounds, a kid's raffle, a splash pad and a playground. — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for raffle

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Noun

By the late 19th century, something previously seen as garbage had become the foundation of a major new industry.

— Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Electricity is now available up to 20 hours per day, Damascus and other cities are lit up at night, garbage is being collected, and water supplies are returning to neighborhoods on a weekly basis.

— Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of garbage

Noun

The whole satellite network needs to be resilient to space debris.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
And even more monsters can be found in sculptural works such as LeRage (2017), which shows a grayscale version of the Incredible Hulk smashing his fist into the ground and sending debris flying.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of debris

Noun

There were no signs marking the farm, but Marris turned down a dirt road and spotted its 23-year-old owner, Courtney Baker, with long blond hair and a tan, standing by a metal gate near a white pickup truck.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
There were water trucks, stations handing out sack lunches, and friendly marshals directing people toward their respective routes leading to the Lincoln Memorial.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of truck

Noun

Based on statistical models, the agency estimates there are millions more smaller pieces of space junk circling Earth’s orbit.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
This feature is a step down from the Optimizer seen in past years, which also managed free memory, background apps, and other categories of junk files.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of junk

Noun

This comes at the expense of no movement in the wrist, but to be fair, having the lightsaber pointed in any other direction would look rubbish.

— Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Only construction waste will be accepted at the landfill such as, brush and rubbish, concrete, brick, rock, wood, paper, plastics, cardboard and roofing shingles and tiles.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026

Definition of rubbish

Noun

Even great books can acquire dust on the shelf; an infusion of feeling helps keep them alive.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
The poorer the air being inhaled by children in Hackney, the more regularly the dust was agitated and the thicker the storm and richer the color inside the box.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

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