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 The recalls affect certain models of Ford’s F-150 and F-250 Super Duty trucks as well as certain models of the automaker's Mustang Mach-E series vehicles. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 31 July 2026 The truck then ran over Bader's foot, causing major injury, according to SFist. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 For truck drivers, AI is all about making their lives easier. — Toni Pisano, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 That mysterious note from Kirby’s truck that wasn’t allowed into evidence. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 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
  • At one point, King and backup center Nick Samac had a bad exchange on a shotgun snap.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
  • In 2019, Chinese president Xi Jinping offered then-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte a massive oil and gas deal in exchange for abandoning the arbitration award.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of exchange
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  • Unlike Lake Michigan, debris and garbage settle along the riverbed and near the banks, forcing divers to search through sediment and obstacles while currents continue to move beneath the surface.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Residents are encouraged to use bear-resistant containers with lids latched, store garbage in a garage or shed until collection day, and put cans at the curb the morning of pickup rather than the night before.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of garbage
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  • The uneven outing came hours after manager Aaron Boone said the Yankees (64-51) — who did not acquire a reliever before Monday’s MLB trade deadline — could soon bolster their bullpen by moving at least one starter into a relief role.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • After the first-place Braves failed to pick up a top-line starting pitcher ahead of the trade deadline, Elder and Grant Holmes made strong cases for the rotation Atlanta already has.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of trade
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  • At these temperatures, the tiles must not melt or drop debris into the hot fuel plasma.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
  • The physical debris was scattered over a massive area of roughly 800 square miles.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
Definition of debris
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  • In Nevada, the same judge who granted Kalshi's injunction reversed course in November, ruling sports contracts are not swaps at all.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The special season swaps undiscovered talent for a wide range of celebrities – actors, musicians, influencers, athletes, comedians, and reality television stars.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of swap
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  • Or the convention center in Christchurch that became carbon zero because one young staffer started auditing the trash bins.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In The Athletic’s anonymous annual player poll, he has been voted the NFL’s biggest trash talker and most annoying player.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of trash
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  • This event underscores the increasing issue of space junk, especially as NASA plans future moonbases.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Trying to get through Master Farseeker’s musings in a section called Poetics of a Jedi was about as straightforward as bartering with a Teedo junk trader.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026
Definition of junk
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  • Health officials issued a no-swim advisory for an unnamed Lake Norman cove after about 2,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into the lake Monday.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The wind whips up sewage dried to a powder that's been dumped for years onto an arid riverbed near the fishing settlement of Rehri Goth, on the outskirts of the Pakistani port city of Karachi.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of sewage

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