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Recent Examples of Synonyms for white elephants
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There are 19 castaways left standing.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
19 Mar. 2026 -
Other castaways include Season 1’s Jenna Lewis-Dougherty, Season 2’s Colby Donaldson, and Cirie Fields, competing for the fifth time.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For many centuries and probably longer, the seas and oceans of the world have been used as a source of food but also as an enormous dumping ground for all sorts of rubbish.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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The study confirmed direct dumping by boats, with evidence of bags full of rubbish thrown overboard.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Your dinner plates will be scraped clean even faster, ready for seconds.—
Hana Asbrink,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Iowa’s All-Big Ten point guard Bennett Stirtiz missed a driving layup off the backboard with 11 seconds to go and his team trailing 71-70.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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“White elephants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20elephants. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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