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Recent Examples of dustbin
Dustbin capacity Most robot vacuums have a much smaller dustbin capacity than a traditional vacuum.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
From the physical dustbin size to the strong suction power, this handheld is equal by most metrics to Dyson’s pricier, full-sized stick vacs.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2025
Underneath the cover is a removable dustbin, a Wi-Fi indicator light, a QR code for setup, and a power switch.
—PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025
The risks to this investment, which charges 0.29% in fees, are: The bull market led by momentum stocks continues unabated despite recent threats to the economy, leaving dividend and value investing in the dustbin.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
From the physical dustbin size to the strong suction power, this handheld is equal by most metrics to Dyson’s pricier, full-sized stick vacs.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2025
Underneath the cover is a removable dustbin, a Wi-Fi indicator light, a QR code for setup, and a power switch.
—PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025
The risks to this investment, which charges 0.29% in fees, are: The bull market led by momentum stocks continues unabated despite recent threats to the economy, leaving dividend and value investing in the dustbin.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dustbin
Noun
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The team tracked the call to a junkyard, and Maggie and Scola were able to pull Analis from a trunk before the car was crunched in a compactor.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
18 Feb. 2025
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But for some of those who were hit hardest by the disaster, such as Lara’s junkyard business that was among roughly a dozen merchants operating under the freeway — recovery has been much slower.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Dec. 2024
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Doing that can reduce methane emissions from rotting garbage in landfills, which can worsen climate change.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2025
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But an update to the release indicates town officials aren’t certain a landfill is off the table.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2025
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The midden is a testament to the volume of shellfish eaten by Hoabinhians.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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This and oral reports evidenced that two even larger middens once existed nearby.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump.—
Tim Bontemps,
chicagotribune.com,
21 June 2017
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New York City is gradually transforming its largest trash dump, Fresh Kills on Staten Island, into a vast expanse of parkland and restored natural areas.—
Andres Viglucci,
miamiherald,
15 June 2017
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“Dustbin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dustbin. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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