as in dump
a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped
we took all of our old, broken furniture to the landfill
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Recent Examples of landfill
This stainless steel set comes in handy when there’s nothing else around to eat with, and even better, helps keep single-use plastic out of landfills.
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2025
In California, where regulations ban landfill disposal, hides are hauled to Oregon and beyond.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Uncle Herschel is back, but his bric-a-brac may stay in the landfill.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
Hikers and visitors to Mussel Rock Park, which was built on an old landfill that operated from 1957 to 1978, enjoy the park, the nature — and the colorful flying paragliders.
—Ray Chavez, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2025
In California, where regulations ban landfill disposal, hides are hauled to Oregon and beyond.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Uncle Herschel is back, but his bric-a-brac may stay in the landfill.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
Hikers and visitors to Mussel Rock Park, which was built on an old landfill that operated from 1957 to 1978, enjoy the park, the nature — and the colorful flying paragliders.
—Ray Chavez, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landfill
dump
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In a new Instagram photo dump recapping her 30th birthday celebrations, Brittany Mahomes shared a photo of the Grammy winner, 35, joining in on the party — and placing her martini on the mother of three’s head!—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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And then there was the dump single.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landfill. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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