wastepaper

noun

waste·pa·per ˈwās(t)-ˈpā-pər

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

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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. —

Greg Wehner, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2024 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 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