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Recent Examples of deadwood The shears can cut everything from delicate stems to tough branches or deadwood. Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023 Clearing the deadwood Before leaving for Bed Bath & Beyond, Tritton had been enjoying a stellar run at Target as the discount giant’s chief merchant. Phil Wahba, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2022 The plant in Los Angeles has a daily capacity of 24 tons of construction wood waste, deadwood, and agricultural detritus, and will produce 1,000 kg of hydrogen (at a very low price point of around $2 / kg) or 10 million BTU of renewable biogas, and 6 tons of solid carbon char every day. Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 2 May 2022 While Rambo kneeled amid the deadwood, pulling security, Herring stepped out from under the canopy, draping a poncho over his head to hide the glow of his controller’s monitor. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for deadwood 
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Noun
  • Several carts loaded with household possessions travelled down a thoroughfare scattered with rubble and debris.
    Mohammed Salem, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
  • After giving camp residents a week’s notice, city clean-up crews arrived early in the morning to haul away residents’ belongings and debris scattered across the street.
    Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Prosecutors allege Portillo’s body was found by police wrapped in garbage bags and clothes stuffed under a bed inside Coto-Navarro’s apartment.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Then again, one man’s garbage TV is another man’s treasure.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • On the evening of January 14, a woman was arrested after allegedly setting multiple piles of rubbish and trash on fire, Jim McDonnell, chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, said at a news conference last week.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Combine principles with experience Anyone can send out glib; motivational rubbish based on principles.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Environmental groups have urged Levine Cava to abandon the incinerator plan in favor of waste reduction, but the mayor had previously said other options endangered the county trash system’s ability to keep up with planned growth.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
  • The people that live in the shadows of New York’s 27 landfills desperately need reform to alleviate the high volume of trash flowing into their communities.
    Ryan Castalia, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • One of the other major ratings agencies, Moody’s, did not change its assessment of the city after the budget passed, keeping its rating at Baa3+, one notch above junk.
    Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Digital junk piles up faster than clutter in real life.
    Kim Komando, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The old filter needs to be slid out carefully, to avoid spreading dust and debris inside the car.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Vacuum out your detector every few months to prevent dust build up.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Deadwood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadwood. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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