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 This family friendly, community event features authentic Polish food, folk dancers, live entertainment, games, arts and crafts, cultural exhibits, raffles and much more. — Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2026 The bar accumulated over 50 donations from dozens of local businesses for raffle prizes, which will go on throughout the day. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 The Chiefs player then thanked everyone at MSG who put the night together—which reportedly included performances from Stevie Nicks and Paul McCartney, along with luxury raffles. — Ashleigh Carter, InStyle, 2 Sep. 2026 The fair will feature information on brush clearance and home hardening, volunteer opportunities, emergency services and supplies, fire extinguisher training and a raffle. — City News Service, Daily News, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for raffle

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Noun

Remove food that attracts wild animals by keeping garbage in closed, secure containers.

— Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The only people who spoke up for this garbage were the people who put it together.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of garbage

Noun

The sheriff’s office released photos of the black Honda CR-V deep inside the store with debris surrounding the vehicle.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
The team looked through such coronagraph data for seven distant stars, each surrounded by debris disks where planet formation may be happening.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of debris

Noun

Hundreds of oil trucks were stranded when protesters blocked a highway.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
However, the Daily Mail reported that on Monday a truck carrying copies was travelling between a printing plant and a warehouse in the Netherlands when it was intercepted while parked in a lay-by, with four copies of the book mysteriously stolen.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of truck

Noun

It will then be loaded up with trash and sent down to a fiery death in Earth's atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
These community governance groups rely on owner dues and assessments to cover shared amenities, like pools, trash collection, and lawn maintenance.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of trash

Noun

At the same time, SoftBank’s junk-bond offering, which will fund its investment in OpenAI, appears to have healthy demand.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Build a Command Deck With the Control Center The Control Center was a welcome addition to iOS 7 in 2013, but its implementation still feels more like a junk drawer than a command center.

— Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 20 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

These micro-drones usually crash in low-visibility crisis zones where dust, smoke, or pitch darkness blinds cameras.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Tristan, in the middle of putting down new wood shavings, looked at me shyly through the dust clouds.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

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