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as in debris
discarded or useless material
the sight of piles and piles of riffraff at the town dump was a sobering reminder that we are indeed a society of consumers
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as in rabble
people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class
local ordinances that are intended to keep the riffraff out of the town
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Recent Examples of riffraff
Lawyers, journalists and similar riffraff congregated at lunch or after work, and Vincent worked the room, table-hopping with jokes or movie reviews or tales from his latest intriguing trip.
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Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2024
The bar’s owner, Frankie (a spirited Jessica Williams), has hired Dalton to purge the riffraff, the better to realize her dream of making the Road House a respectable joint worthy of destination weddings and romantic getaways.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Bypass the riffraff and turn your ideas into something concrete.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2024
William is ready for the task and has no intention of being killed by rebels or any other riffraff in the forests of Virginia.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 8 July 2023
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Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2024
The bar’s owner, Frankie (a spirited Jessica Williams), has hired Dalton to purge the riffraff, the better to realize her dream of making the Road House a respectable joint worthy of destination weddings and romantic getaways.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Bypass the riffraff and turn your ideas into something concrete.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2024
William is ready for the task and has no intention of being killed by rebels or any other riffraff in the forests of Virginia.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 8 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riffraff
Noun
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Police and military personnel inspect a property damaged by debris from a Russian drone shot down in eastern Poland earlier this month.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The control panel even displays different lights (blue, pink, and red) to indicate the debris levels on the floor.—
Lily Gray,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Steve heads up a reform school for volatile, cursing and rabble-rousing English boys, and his mental health is tested when a documentary crew shows up and word gets out the school is closing.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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There was little-to-no doubt Jurgen Klopp’s side were going to defeat Ralf Rangnick’s under-interim-management rabble that day.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Yeah, nah, that was hot garbage.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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The suburb’s alleys create the perfect transmission pathway, with no cross-ventilation, open drains clogged with garbage, and families of six huddled in single rooms.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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First, clear your sink by tossing any food scraps from the drain into the trash or washing them down the disposal.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
21 Sep. 2025
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All around them, students began the reflexive process of barricading themselves indoors with trash bins, chairs and even a table, as seen below– likely the only resources available to them.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This willingness of the AI to heap praise and act as a sycophant has worrying consequences for the populace as a whole.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Rather than unifying and pacifying a populace, this kind of media encouraged idiosyncratic, extreme views.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dust Bags Your nicest shoes and bags likely came inside of dust bags, which are always good to hold onto for down the line, according to Katia Basley.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
20 Sep. 2025
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The dust bag in the base station has a 3-liter capacity.—
Loz Blain
September 20,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Reduce rodent habitat around your home, workplace, and recreational areas by removing brush, rock piles, junk, cluttered firewood and possible rodent food supplies.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Junk King, a junk removal company with nearly 200 locations in the United States including Sacramento and Roseville, continued its support Saturday for the Great American River Clean-Up.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Yerevan now found itself in a hopeless situation, bereft of any real allies, its military in tatters, and an increasingly bitter Armenian public.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Sep. 2025
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In 2021, Wolfe Herd became the youngest woman in history to take a company public, ringing the Nasdaq bell with her son on her hip.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Riffraff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riffraff. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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