Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for white elephant
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This could be a throwaway stat, but there is plenty of tape showcasing Williams either underthrowing or overthrowing his skilled Bears receivers.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025 -
At the same time, the glut of ultra-fast fashion, driven by throwaway culture, is overwhelming waste management capacity.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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The castaways include a Washington.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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The premiere will introduce viewers to the cast, the castaways will build shelters and early alliances, the first immunity challenge will take place and first tribal council will see the first person get voted out.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The tests showed that wind speeds as low as 30 to 33 feet per second (9 to 10 meters per second) were sufficient to push the tumbleweed rovers, while onboard sensors were successful in capturing data as the rovers tumbled.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Stir in applesauce and egg; beat with a mixer on low 30 seconds, scraping down sides of bowl.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Sep. 2025
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Locating and identifying seabed rubbish that's prime for removal is undertaken via onboard sonar and a vision camera, plus AI processing, to help the robot recognize trash and determine where best to grab on.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Sep. 2025
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My pile begins as a load of raw if purposeful rubbish, a rough draft that with time and effort is refined into a finished product put to immediate use.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Since trash pickup is every Tuesday where Wilson lives, this is a chore that always falls into her Monday rotation.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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Then, there’s easily a dozen or more items like plants, minerals, and literal trash that can be found on runs, mined from beating bosses, or farmed in the Crossroads.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Cosmetics retailer Sephora has agreed to pay $775,000 to Sacramento County and nearly two-dozen more California cities and counties for improperly handling hazardous waste at its retail operations, said Sacramento County District Attorney’s officials.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Thermodynamics drives selective recovery The researchers hypothesized that FJH combined with chlorine gas could exploit differences in Gibbs free energy and boiling points to selectively remove non-REE elements from magnet waste.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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Charlie is the son of a scrap-metal worker from Newcastle.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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Mexican cartel activity in the area has soared, notably oil and scrap-metal theft.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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“White elephant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20elephant. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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