as in garbage
discarded or useless material
a pile of offal from the tannery operating in the neighborhood
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Recent Examples of offal
Their red heads are featherless, which prevents offal from fouling head feathers.
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
Like other offal meats, the texture softens and becomes more tender after cooking.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
An estimated 200,000 tons a year of waste -- grease, blood, offal and other such biosolids -- from food processing plants in Arkansas was spread as fertilizer on Missouri pastures and farms, according to Missouri state figures.
—Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 14 July 2024
There’s an offal of the day, priced generously to reflect the cheaper cut.
—Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 3 May 2024
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
Like other offal meats, the texture softens and becomes more tender after cooking.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
An estimated 200,000 tons a year of waste -- grease, blood, offal and other such biosolids -- from food processing plants in Arkansas was spread as fertilizer on Missouri pastures and farms, according to Missouri state figures.
—Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 14 July 2024
There’s an offal of the day, priced generously to reflect the cheaper cut.
—Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 3 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offal
Noun
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Then again, one man’s garbage TV is another man’s treasure.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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When a garbage man showed up this week, Ms. deVicariis was overjoyed after days of cleaning up vegetation.—
Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Several carts loaded with household possessions travelled down a thoroughfare scattered with rubble and debris.—
Mohammed Salem,
USA TODAY,
20 Jan. 2025
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Today, stove tops jut out of the sand, mixing with glass bottles and pieces of debris scattered by Hurricane Beryl in July of 2024.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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Combine principles with experience Anyone can send out glib; motivational rubbish based on principles.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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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
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Digital junk piles up faster than clutter in real life.—
Kim Komando,
Fox News,
13 Jan. 2025
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This number does not include sewage backups into buildings.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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In December, the coastal area around Salt Creek in Dana Point was closed after 3,375 gallons of sewage spilled into the sea.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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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
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Vacuum out your detector every few months to prevent dust build up.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Offal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offal. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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