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Recent Examples of trash
Noun
Investigators had used genetic genealogy to identify a source and then pulled trash outside the Kohberger family home in Pennsylvania. Shane Bishop, NBC news, 8 May 2025 Most curbside recycling programs accept aluminum cans but not aluminum foil, which can be thrown in regular trash if it has been used for food prep. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2025
Verb
Several viral videos have captured audiences of the blockbuster video game adaptation going wild, throwing food and drink, and trashing auditoriums. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025 Organizers, taken by surprise, flew into action, completely trashing the entire soaked carpet, and getting a new one in place before the first of many stars arrived. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trash
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trash
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
  • And oftentimes, these cheap items end up as rubbish.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
  • This never got past the drawing board stage, but the idea kept cropping up again and again with many variations on a circular shape and performance that spanned from interesting to rubbish.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 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
Verb
  • An adult son had attacked his mother with a machete and ran to a nearby house, according to police.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2025
  • While in federal prison, according to the Bureau of Prisons, Stroud attacked another inmate, resulting in his transfer to USP Leavenworth.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
Verb
  • At least 144 structures were destroyed and parts of Highway 44 were shut down, said St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • In order to retrieve the original source code of the Entity and destroy it, Hunt has to risk life and limb and dive into icy arctic waters to a sunken Soviet submarine teetering 500 feet underwater.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • The announcement comes after a jury candidate was dismissed on the first day of Combs' trial due to her connection to the publishing company.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • When Trump left the presidency in 2021, the court dismissed the case as moot, leaving the constitutional provision largely untested and unresolved.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • The suit alleges that Robinson assaulted one woman at least 23 times from May 2014 to February 2020, often in places in his home without security cameras.
    Phil Helsel, NBC news, 8 May 2025
  • Less than a year later in June 2021, the actor allegedly assaulted her with a cinderblock.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Inspectors cited the Mexican restaurant for food safety violations including noticeable debris accumulation on the shelf under the salsa bar.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2025
  • Remove all existing weeds, grass, and debris to reduce competition for nutrients and water.
    Debbie Wolfe, Popular Science, 8 May 2025

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“Trash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trash. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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