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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
The driver of a truck for H&S Family of Bakeries was seen in the video cruising along the highway when the aircraft made impact.
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Clara McMichael, ABC News, 4 May 2026
Dash camera video from inside the truck shows the moment of impact and appears to show the truck toppling onto its side.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Older adults, their friends, neighbors, and loved ones are all invited to attend and enjoy this free event featuring the Sweet Treats ice cream truck and delightful entertainment from a barbershop quartet.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The truck cannot even be seen under this blanket of desperate humans.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
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Clara McMichael, ABC News, 4 May 2026
Dash camera video from inside the truck shows the moment of impact and appears to show the truck toppling onto its side.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Older adults, their friends, neighbors, and loved ones are all invited to attend and enjoy this free event featuring the Sweet Treats ice cream truck and delightful entertainment from a barbershop quartet.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The truck cannot even be seen under this blanket of desperate humans.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truck
Noun
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Lampley brought up the exchange involving Colbert’s friend, which ended up being cut before air.—
Mark Yarm,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The Moon in Sagittarius activates your 3rd House of Communication, encouraging direct expression and clearer exchanges.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Not a dog barking or a feral cat knocking the lid off the garbage.—
Ellen Bass,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The protester who threw a garbage bin was arrested for reckless endangerment shortly after cops arrive, officials said.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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The fur trade brought smallpox to the Pacific Northwest—including a particularly devastating outbreak in 1862—but also metal axes, chisels, and adzes, which displaced carving tools made of stone.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Renewable energy Iggo is also keen on renewable energy, citing a recovery in stocks this year, driven by the massive demand for electricity coming from the AI trade, as well as the conflict in the Middle East.—
Michael Considine,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Salmon Salmon is one of the best swaps for sardines.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
30 Apr. 2026
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As a preliminary test, the team did an isoleucine-to-valine swap for 50 different individual genes that contribute proteins to the ribosome.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
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Limon’s body was found April 24 on the Howard Frankland Bridge, also in a large black trash bag and with stab injuries, records state.—
Tony Marrero,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Pratt, 42, has not been shy about his views, referring to Bass as trash, using the Spanish word basura as a play on her last name.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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And today the district, which is in charge of the lake’s restoration, regularly harvests thousands of pounds of gizzard shad, a bottom-feeding junk fish that stirs up and eats nutrients on the lake floor.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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In reality, this is junk science and government overreach.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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When maintenance issues reached a crisis point with sewage overflow in 2023, residents turned to the attorney general to intervene.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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Raw sewage poured into the Hudson and Chicago Rivers.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truck. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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