as in garbage
discarded or useless material
a pile of offal from the tannery operating in the neighborhood
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Recent Examples of offal
An estimated 200,000 tons a year of waste -- grease, blood, offal and other such biosolids -- from food processing plants in Arkansas was spread as fertilizer on Missouri pastures and farms, according to Missouri state figures.
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Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 14 July 2024
There’s an offal of the day, priced generously to reflect the cheaper cut.
—Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 3 May 2024
Lobster three ways using meat, shells and offal demonstrates a tradition of letting nothing go to waste.
—Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Menudo is the ultimate peasant dish, made with the once undesired offal meat of a butchered animal.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
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Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 14 July 2024
There’s an offal of the day, priced generously to reflect the cheaper cut.
—Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 3 May 2024
Lobster three ways using meat, shells and offal demonstrates a tradition of letting nothing go to waste.
—Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Menudo is the ultimate peasant dish, made with the once undesired offal meat of a butchered animal.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offal
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The juvenile was white with brownish brindle patches around each eye and found in a garbage bag.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Dec. 2024
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While Dogtown's hot dog menu is immense, Basile said garbage plates are always a top seller.Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
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According to preliminary data, there are no casualties from falling debris.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Though the risk of existing debris interfering with missions is low, researchers keep an eye out for what's called EDL (Entry, Descent and Landing) debris and its potential to contaminate soil samples.Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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If you're tempted to randomly gather a fistful of strands and throw them in the trash, think twice.Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2024
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With the vent panel removed, locate and lift away the filter and throw it in the trash.Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024
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But there has been so much rubbish written about me and Brittany.Alex Gurley, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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The issue is that travelers generate 1,742 pounds of poop and other rubbish each day, with authorities struggling to remove it.Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Among the junk − or potential artifacts for some kind of museum on a future Martian colony, depending on your viewpoint − are discarded tools, crashed spacecraft and dormant equipment that reached the end of its usefulness.Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Authorities have revealed the pair worked at a local junk removal business called Junkluggers in Willow Grove.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Related article Children are drinking from puddles and wading through sewage pools, as Israel pummels water systems in Gaza Bacterial infections like diarrhea have become commonplace in the enclave due to the consumption of contaminated water.Sophie Tanno, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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Another Illinois city, Cahokia Heights, recently reached a settlement with the EPA regarding its sewage treatment.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Chiron has both carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide ice alongside carbon dioxide and methane gases in the cloud-like envelope of dust and gas that surrounds it–called a coma.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2024
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Adorned with Peter Pan and Captain Hook, the seven-day celebration is full of pixie dust, adventure, and first-of-its-kind attractions.Leslie D. Rose, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Retail and Wholesale Products Group saw a 10% increase in net sales to $79.5 million, largely due to new crystal cat litter products and stronger demand for co-packaged cat litter.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 9 Dec. 2024
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People in Hartford seem to have more cats than dogs, so cat litter is also huge for us.Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Offal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offal. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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