garbage can

noun

US
: a container for garbage

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The show then showed clips of Trump referring to America as a garbage can. Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024 The toilet, the jammed commuter train, the garbage can, all replete with loneliness. Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024 Where the garbage can is located and what kind of waste goes into it should determine how often it should be taken to a garage or outdoor receptacle. Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2024 Surveillance video from a Taco Bell next door showed someone struggling to get a garbage can from the building to the dumpsters. Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for garbage can 

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“Garbage can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage%20can. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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