wastepaper

noun

waste·pa·per ˈwās(t)-ˈpā-pər

: paper discarded as used, superfluous, or not fit for use

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Frank used to play wastepaper basketball while Homelander watched from the nearby oven, in constant agony while Frank tested his skin’s resistance to burning. —

Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 20 June 2024 The trash bundle is the latest tit-for-tat between the two Koreas, which have been engaging in Cold War-style tactics since earlier this year, with the North having flown thousands of balloons toward the South, filled with wastepaper, cloth scraps, cigarette butts and even manure. —

Bradford Betz, Fox News, 19 Sep. 2024 The two Koreas have been engaged in petty Cold War-style psychological warfare since at least March, with the North having flown thousands of balloons toward the South, filled with wastepaper, cloth scraps, cigarette butts and even manure. —

Bradford Betz, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2024 If boho designs are more to your liking, a fuschia ikat wooden wastepaper basket will provide just the right punch of color and pattern under a desk ($116, Laylagrace.com). —

Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wastepaper