truck

noun

Definition of trucknext
1
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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2
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 In addition, Chris Coy plays a suspiciously nervous truck driver, Waylon Sanders; Cary Christopher plays a gifted child named Noah; Laura Linney will play a senior Guardian; and Paula Patton will appear in an as-yet-undisclosed guest role. — ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026 The 68-year-old truck driver remained at the the scene and was not arrested. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026 Nobody touched the device except when it, along with the other phones left on the boat, were moved into a truck, and when the phone was handed to Williams’ mom, according to Hudson. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 But to save on transit times all three boats were transported to a facility north of Halifax, about an hour away from the technical site, on trucks. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for truck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for truck
  1. exchange
  2. garbage
  3. trade
  4. debris
  5. swap
  6. trash
  7. junk
  8. sewage
Noun
  • Though Wasserman hasn’t been charged with any crime, the exchanges took place before Maxwell had been charged with any wrongdoing, and the LA28 board backed Wasserman, the entertainment mogul sold his agency after several prominent artists fled.
    — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The build-up is already heated, with both fighters engaging in intense exchanges, setting the stage for a thrilling contest.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of exchange
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  • Take down bird feeders, empty water features, add fencing or other wildlife barriers, and prevent access to garbage bins.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 22 July 2026
  • This buildup occurs substantially in the brain, like garbage piling up when the trash collectors stop coming.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of garbage
Noun
  • The Charlotte Hornets coach is already impressed with the demeanor and mentality of Naz Reid, the player swapped along with draft pick compensation in the trade sending LaMelo Ball and Josh Green to Minnesota.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • John Schreiber The MLB trade deadline is always kind to high-leverage relievers.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
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  • Launch safety, orbital debris, broadband access, AI model conduct, content moderation, data use and energy consumption belong to different industry materiality maps.
    — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The 108-foot-long (33-meter-long) barge was loaded with construction debris, bringing its total weight to about 149 gross tons.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of debris
Noun
  • The fight continues against SpaceX's controversial South Texas land swap.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 July 2026
  • Shop them all for easy swaps that refresh your space without making any major updates.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of swap
Noun
  • Namely, a black trash bag with DNA from four people, including d4vd.
    — Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • In fact, the over 50 different existing date variations can be quite confusing and have led to a lot of perfectly good food ending up in the trash.
    — LeeAnn Weintraub, Oc Register, 25 July 2026
Definition of trash
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  • Low interest rates let venture capitalists fund nonsense web businesses and let banks provide junk loans to borrowers with terrible credit.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • The crash could reveal new information about what happens in the immediate aftermath of an impact on the lunar surface and offer insights into the hazards of errant space junk to the moon.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 20 July 2026
Definition of junk
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  • The food permit of a Plano restaurant was temporarily suspended due to sewage issues during the latest round of city health inspections, according to the inspection reports.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
  • Nearby, Ahmado, a 42-year-old sewage truck driver, was at work when the same attack struck a group of water trucks.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
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“Truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truck. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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