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as in garbage
discarded or useless material
it's illegal to throw rubbish out of your car on the highway
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2
as in junk
that which is of low quality or worth
regarded most romance novels as the lowest form of literary rubbish
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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
you're obviously no economist because what you're saying is absolute rubbish
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Recent Examples of rubbish
Unique features Identifying underwater rubbish is no easy task as there’s little image data available to train neural networks.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the police headquarters in Denpasar, Bali’s capital, on Saturday as some burned rubbish on the street and police fired tear gas into the crowd.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
Pieces of plastic, including bottles, bags, straws and cutlery, make up two thirds of the rubbish found in rivers around the world, according to a new analysis.
—Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
So, when images of piles of rubbish were posted to social media, people took notice and urged McDonald’s management to clean up the mess.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the police headquarters in Denpasar, Bali’s capital, on Saturday as some burned rubbish on the street and police fired tear gas into the crowd.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
Pieces of plastic, including bottles, bags, straws and cutlery, make up two thirds of the rubbish found in rivers around the world, according to a new analysis.
—Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
So, when images of piles of rubbish were posted to social media, people took notice and urged McDonald’s management to clean up the mess.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubbish
Noun
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Stop Sales sent the raw chicken, cut cow foot and jerk sauce into the garbage.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors said Hernandez choked Etan, stuffed his body into a plastic garbage bag hidden inside a box and took it out with the trash.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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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
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Lisha speaks nonsense — or is that because she is concussed?—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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Explaining exactly why this particular trend, like so many confounding memes and viral nonsense, will travel unbelievably far on the web, and elsewhere, is as easy as painting wind.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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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
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In a 350°F oven, bake the cheese for about 6 minutes, or until golden.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
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However, unlike beer or cheese, where microbes are intentionally introduced and controlled, fermentation in cocoa beans is a spontaneous process and largely uncontrolled.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
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Try Greek yogurt or kefir topped with fruit and nuts.—
Brittany Poulson,
Verywell Health,
14 Oct. 2025
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Shake pan to redistribute nuts, and then put it back in oven for another five minutes.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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Bauer said city officials don’t want anyone to lose their home because of a trash bill.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors said Hernandez choked Etan, stuffed his body into a plastic garbage bag hidden inside a box and took it out with the trash.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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If your manicure has been feeling a little blah recently, one of the best ways to elevate your look is with the best accent nail ideas.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
14 Oct. 2025
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Quietly, 2023 lottery pick Taylor Hendricks is also here somewhere after a blah rookie year and a second season lost to injury.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Rubbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubbish. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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