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
Enter a $1,000 cash raffle, and enjoy a silent auction, arts and crafts, prizes and food.
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Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
According to the Star-Telegram, a large crowd was gathered for a raffle event at the casino in Eagle Pass when shots rang out just before midnight.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
There will raffles and games for test pressings, rarities and other prizes.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Those who want to upgrade their tickets will also get a shirt as well as a raffle ticket.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
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Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
According to the Star-Telegram, a large crowd was gathered for a raffle event at the casino in Eagle Pass when shots rang out just before midnight.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
There will raffles and games for test pressings, rarities and other prizes.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Those who want to upgrade their tickets will also get a shirt as well as a raffle ticket.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raffle
Noun
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Local services like garbage pickup and libraries may close in observance of the holiday as well.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
12 Oct. 2025
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As those flies landed, so did Stop Sale Orders on all that food that got thrown in the garbage.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some residents have found debris as far as two miles from the facility, according to the Hickman County Sheriff’s office.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Although the company has made major strides since Starship debuted in 2023, a spate of four failures marred its progress this year, including two explosions that rained debris over parts of the Caribbean.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Troopers were investigating a report of a person lying in the right lane of traffic near a service truck parked on the shoulder with its hazard lights flashing, the release says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Oct. 2025
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In Pecos, a shelter employee named Luis gave me a tour while Wright was waylaid by a man in a black pickup truck who wanted to surrender four pit bulls.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Since being deployed to the nation’s capital in August, many guardsmen have been assigned to help with beautification projects like picking up trash and laying mulch, according to CNN.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Send them to the landfill in heavy trash bags.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tedesco's father grew up on the north end of Detroit in a home without heat, across from a railroad and junk yard.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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While in 2019 about 13,700 objects (including space junk) zoomed around the planet in low Earth orbit (LEO), at altitudes below 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers), that number has since risen to 24,185 objects in 2025, an increase of 76%, according to the study.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This was due to the incredible amount of rubbish that had been left to pile up inside.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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This is absolute rubbish, calculated to pour gasoline on the growing divide between conservatives and progressives.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Always clean the frames before cleaning the glass so dust and dirt don't get stuck on the panes and all particles are removed.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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That said, there’s a real sense that the dust is starting to settle.—
Paul Chai,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Raffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raffle. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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