Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for white elephant
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The consumer sees their purchase as a short-term-use throwaway item because that has become the industry standard.—
Ryan McFarland,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025 -
The new one offers a bigger, more brutal string of kill-shots and corpses, either morally justified as part of the story or, at one point, treated as a throwaway gag illustrating what Bernthal’s Braxton actually does for a living.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Apr. 2025
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Li said Meta’s second quarter guidance incorporates these April trends from Asian advertisers (more on that in a second).—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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The contest did not last long as Edwards poked Muhammad in the eye 18 seconds into the second round.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Among the debris were bricks, tins of paint, stones, and other assorted rubbish.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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The effort has so far transformed more than 10 tons of flowers from would-be rubbish into fragrant souvenirs.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
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On April 1, the Sanitation Department started to fine any building owners who flout the new rules, which took effect in October and require landlords to make sure food and other organic waste be separated from regular trash and placed in bins on the curb for pickup.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Because of their risk of catching fire, lithium-ion batteries cannot be thrown out in the trash, curbside bins, or even battery recycling boxes.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Driving a Lamborghini through Manhattan at 18 miles an hour in traffic is a waste… or insert your own analogy here.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The Cero fabric is solution dyed to reduce water waste, as is the cushioning.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
1 May 2025
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Holloway, a former UFC featherweight champ, saw his three-fight winning streak end in his most recent scrap, a third-round knockout loss to UFC lightweight champ Ilia Topuria at UFC 308 in October 2024.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The weapons were loaded onto a conveyor belt and fed to a gun chipper to be turned into scrap metal and recycled.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“White elephant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20elephant. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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