as in garbage
discarded or useless material
get rid of the dross before closing up the shop
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Recent Examples of dross
Mixed in with the everyday dross are a few sparkly flecks of strangeness, curious anomalies that might be clues to a larger mystery.
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Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
But indie rocker Rosie Tucker’s Utopia Now! finds beauty in the dross of late capitalism.
—Nate Sloan, Vulture, 10 May 2024
Maybe our own era will look better in retrospect, when all the dross is cleared away.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2023
Suffice it to say that this book contains both wheat and chaff, both gold and dross.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 9 Oct. 2023
There’s a lot of dross, to be sure, but there’s also so much that’s good.
—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Aug. 2023
Television had at last ditched its (unfair) reputation as mindless dross; the people who sold television at least seemed to understand how limitless the art form could be.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
But there’s a bit too much dross amid what works — a sign of the times in terms of series orders being bulked out beyond what the story can sustain, and a reminder that, as a writer, Rice was not known for the gift of concision.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 Jan. 2023
Biden has turned gold into dross and, amazingly, expects to be rewarded for it.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 15 Oct. 2022
Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
But indie rocker Rosie Tucker’s Utopia Now! finds beauty in the dross of late capitalism.
—Nate Sloan, Vulture, 10 May 2024
Maybe our own era will look better in retrospect, when all the dross is cleared away.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2023
Suffice it to say that this book contains both wheat and chaff, both gold and dross.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 9 Oct. 2023
There’s a lot of dross, to be sure, but there’s also so much that’s good.
—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Aug. 2023
Television had at last ditched its (unfair) reputation as mindless dross; the people who sold television at least seemed to understand how limitless the art form could be.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
But there’s a bit too much dross amid what works — a sign of the times in terms of series orders being bulked out beyond what the story can sustain, and a reminder that, as a writer, Rice was not known for the gift of concision.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 Jan. 2023
Biden has turned gold into dross and, amazingly, expects to be rewarded for it.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 15 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dross
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Not to be the bearers of bad news, but your garbage disposal isn’t as good at disposing of garbage as the name implies.Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
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There are two piles of garbage close to the Stage Star Deli at 105 West 55th Street, where the CCTV camera was recording.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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By late 2024, the agency distributed more than $1.2 billion in direct assistance to survivors of the Helene and Milton hurricanes, with another $1.1 billion allocated for debris removal and other measures.Micheline Maynard, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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Geminid meteors are caused by dust and debris left in the inner solar system, not by a comet — as is usually the case for meteor showers — but by an asteroid called 3200 Phaethon, which hurtles through the solar system every 18 months.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Go Disposable Gone are the days when disposable cups, plates, and utensils were synonymous with landfill rubbish.Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
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Johnson: There’s so much rubbish talked about this.Susan Page, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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The split resulted in viral photos of Affleck's brother, Casey, tossing a giant cardboard cutout of de Armas in the trash.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Krupin spent about $1,000 on initial supplies — a children’s gardening rake, trash bags, gloves, a dust pan and disinfectant — as well as an LLC, business insurance, a website domain, a cargo trailer and hitch for her car.Morgan Smith, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Biden Administration waged its own war against junk fees.NerdWallet, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Chandler christened the beast as Big Foot, and showcased its brute strength by driving over junk cars at events all over the Midwest.Peter Nelson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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This is why treadmills collect dust, gym memberships go unused and diets fail.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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However, Mandt's latest findings suggest that earlier measurements may have been distorted by the presence of dust particles in the comet's coma—the gas-and-dust cloud surrounding its nucleus.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Rescuers pulled 10 bodies from the rubble, including two parents and their two children, the service confirmed.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Over 105,000 people have been wounded, and thousands remain under rubble, the ministry said in a statement.NBC News, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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The five other tigers who were tracked in detail (as well as eight more that were not as intensively studied) have produced at least six litters of cubs and made 132 kills of prey that is more appropriate than Chinese goats.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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Last December, my young cat Snoopy was only a 2-month-old kitten living with his mama, litter mates and a family who would soon give him up for adoption.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Dross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dross. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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