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
Of all the offal, this one's perhaps the easiest to stomach (apologies for the awful pun).
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Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 16 May 2024
Their red heads are featherless, which prevents offal from fouling head feathers.
—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
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Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 16 May 2024
Their red heads are featherless, which prevents offal from fouling head feathers.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offal
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Crews wearing hazmat suits shoveled mounds of ash into plastic garbage bags.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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This inspection was on Friday, Feb. 7 —that’s 22 days after the meat should have met the garbage.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2025
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Even if the garage door is open, don't start a vehicle if the garage is attached to a home. Furnace and fireplaces: Keep fireplaces clean and in good condition, make sure no debris is blocking the vents or chimney.—
Sara Moniuszko,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Residents who live near local landfills say the wildfire debris should be sent to hazardous waste landfills instead.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Boaters, scouts, civic organizations, environmental groups, businesses and individual volunteers are encouraged to help clean up the St. Johns River by removing trash and debris.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2025
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The city has also canceled trash and bulky items pickup for Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of the snowfall.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
18 Feb. 2025
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View 6 Images Unlike cats, our vision is pretty rubbish in very low light conditions.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
17 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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Implement Organizing Products Since most junk drawer items are small, organizers help keep categories in place.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2025
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Between the lines: Ticketmaster and other ticket sellers have often found themselves in hot water for inflated pricing, botched ticket releases and junk fees.—
Paige Hopkins,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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Maryland has made great strides in restoring underwater grasses in the Upper Bay, but inflows of raw sewage have to be hampering that progress.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Feb. 2025
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Thames Tideway Tunnel Thanks to the new system, the equivalent of 2,200 Olympic-sized swimming pools of sewage has been prevented from entering the river, to date.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
21 Feb. 2025
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After Blue Ghost lands on the moon, the instruments will operate for more than two weeks to collect data primarily on the moon’s subsurface, such as lunar dust and regolith, the loose rocks and mineral fragments that cover the lunar surface.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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Billions of these stars over billions of years have choked the Milky Way with dust, filling it with opaque clouds, blocking our sight line and limiting our view.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Offal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offal. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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