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as in exchange
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another
in medieval Europe, furs and forest products from the north were sold in truck for luxury products from the south
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as in garbage
discarded or useless material
filled a dozen large garbage bags with all the truck we collected when we cleaned the place out
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Recent Examples of truck
Nine seconds before the collision, the air traffic control tower ordered the truck to stop, Doug Brazy, the NTSB’s senior aviation investigator, said at Tuesday's news conference.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Some northbound lanes on I-35 closed while crews worked to remove the truck.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 25 Mar. 2026
Mere seconds after giving that permission, a controller seemed to reverse course, emphatically telling the rescue truck to stop, audio reveals.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 24 Mar. 2026
The truck read back the clearance, but with 9 seconds remaining, the tower ordered it to stop.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Some northbound lanes on I-35 closed while crews worked to remove the truck.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 25 Mar. 2026
Mere seconds after giving that permission, a controller seemed to reverse course, emphatically telling the rescue truck to stop, audio reveals.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 24 Mar. 2026
The truck read back the clearance, but with 9 seconds remaining, the tower ordered it to stop.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truck
Noun
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The bedroom exchange never went through, but both Amy and Gretchen have honored our 1970 agreement.—
David Sedaris,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Such clean behavior strongly points to an origin in isolated binary systems, where two stars are born together, evolve side by side, exchange mass, and eventually collapse into black holes that merge without interference from their surroundings.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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Knowing what not to put down a garbage disposable can help preserve your appliance and your peace of mind.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
12 Apr. 2026
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The lack of fuel has worsened the country’s other longtime problems, from pumping water, picking up garbage to producing food, among others.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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For a state like Illinois — a global hub for manufacturing and agriculture — these federal trade wars act as a direct anchor on our economy.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The draft As part of an NBA settlement over the Heat not being made fully aware of the gambling investigation into Terry Rozier ahead of the Heat’s January 2024 trade for the guard, the Heat from the Hornets will be receiving Golden State’s second-round pick in June.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Kuhner led me up a wooden staircase, into a dark space littered with debris.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management said Thursday that there's a lane restriction in one eastbound lane of Grays Ferry Avenue as crews clear debris, but the westbound lanes are fully open.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Prisoners exchanged Russia's Defense Ministry said that a prisoner swap Saturday brought home 175 of its soldiers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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In fact, the common liquor, distilled from grains or potatoes, can be a natural alternative to many synthetic cleaning products and an inexpensive, shelf-stable swap in a pinch.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Martha Stewart,
11 Apr. 2026
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The three-block stretch, between 16th and 19th avenues, looks markedly different from just a year ago, when tents, abandoned cars and piles of trash crowded the street and sidewalks.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Issues cited by residents include drug use, trash and a man with an assault rifle.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Why wouldn't you if your press conference du jour was a junk fees settlement with the HungryPanda delivery app?—
Marcia Kramer,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Kate Bowler examines the appeal of junk.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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In April 2024, the first time Xcel used preemptive power outages to reduce wildfire risks, city employees had to scramble to ensure raw sewage didn’t flow into Boulder Creek when power was cut to the plant’s two electric substations.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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Repair any leaks, especially from sewage pipes.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truck. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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