rubbish

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Recent Examples of rubbish The site was first excavated beginning in 1995, and in 2018, scientists began collecting, analyzing and radiocarbon dating fossils unearthed from El Gigante rubbish piles. Grrlscientist, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 Last year, a dumpster diver in Hudson, New York, stumbled upon an extraordinary find: An 18th-century pen-and-ink sketch by English portraitist George Romney was hidden amid the rubbish. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025 Wastewater went untreated, rubbish uncollected, and sewage unprocessed. Raad Al-Remi, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2025 This dumping exacts a devastating environmental toll—leaching toxic contaminants into water, air, and food, and miring whole regions in growing fields of rubbish. Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rubbish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubbish
Noun
  • Any actor that’s been working for over three decades has a giant garbage bag filled of pilots.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
  • Bears are generally solitary, shy animals but are food-driven and often find easy meals in garbage bins.
    Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • That rule would have broadly banned hidden charges as part of former President Joe Biden’s wide-ranging crackdown on junk fees that drive up costs without providing visible benefits.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 13 May 2025
  • Such instruments, however, are not available to monitor the skies above the remote regions of the world's oceans where most space junk and meteorites crash to Earth or burn up in the atmosphere.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • This nonsense all tracks back to a May 9 visit Baraka, McIver and other members of Congress made to a New Jersey immigration detention center.
    Chris Brennan, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • Stop this nonsense [or] your executives and employees will see the same fate… Make the correct decision and pay the ransom.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Species: The most valuable trees are hardy, durable, highly adaptable and won’t drop debris like nuts or pods everywhere.
    LEW SICHELMAN, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
  • On both occasions, the rocket's upper stage shut down its engines prematurely and the vehicle lost control, breaking apart in the upper atmosphere and spreading debris near the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
    John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Scallions, chili oil, or even a slice of cheese (yes, cheese) elevate the dish from ordinary to indulgent.
    The Learning Network, New York Times, 20 May 2025
  • Go for the iconic #19, pastrami, swiss cheese, coleslaw and Russian dressing on rye.
    David Weiss, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Use it to find and retrieve stray nuts or bolts in any crevice.
    Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Without that pollination, almond trees produce only 200 pounds of nuts per acre.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Kirkland Signature is Costco's private label brand which offers a variety of products, including groceries, health and beauty products, clothing, and household items, such as trash bags and cleaning supplies.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 14 May 2025
  • Officers eventually tracked down Figueroa in the building's trash room, and drove him out with pepper spray, according to the affidavit.
    Chris Spargo, People.com, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Living Better From blah to buoyant, these skills can improve your mood and optimism Why aim towards the ear?
    Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 19 Apr. 2025
  • American Airlines is giving Midwesterners a new way to escape the winter blahs.
    Brandon Withrow, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2025

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“Rubbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubbish. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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