Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for white elephant
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The subject remains a sensitive one in Indonesia, and the film reflects it subtly – a throwaway line at the start describes how a Chinese character has had to register his business under his, supposedly, native Indonesian son-in-law.
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Plastic throwaway containers have become a part of our everyday lives.
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Rams castaway Cooper Kupp still boasts an unexpected wry sense of humor.
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Fantasizing about a castaway escape, with a remote island drop-off and beach picnic for two?
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Because she had already been assessed a technical foul moments earlier, the shove counted as her second of the night, earning an automatic ejection.
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But when almost anyone can fabricate a visually similar image in seconds from a text prompt using artificial intelligence, how do people decide which image is real?
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So where does the rubbish come from?
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With no petrol to run dustbin trucks, rubbish is being burnt in the streets.
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Fans from around the world have brought their own traditions to the tournament, from Norway supporters performing a Viking row in perfect unison in the stands in Boston to Japanese fans in Dallas cleaning up stadium trash after matches.
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Throwing devices in the trash claimed another 9%.
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This process turns waste fats, oils, and greases into renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel.
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There, on the morning of June 4, he was found by the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee, a Nepali team that helps set routes on Everest and clean up waste left behind.
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Don't burn food scraps or trash in your fire ring or grill.
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But the biggest reverberations came late that night, as the seagulls picked at scraps in the empty stadium seats.
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“White elephant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20elephant. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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