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Recent Examples of trash
Noun
Do your part to stop pollution by bringing this toxic trash to the library. Sarah Z. Sleeper, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025 Thanks to the 1988 Supreme Court ruling in the California vs. Greenwood case, other’s trash is not protected under the Fourth Amendment. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
But it was trashed by H. L. Mencken, editor of the Baltimore Sun and dean of America‘s literary critics. Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025 In Lowell Bergman’s case, your life’s work may be trashed, and you may be excluded. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trash
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trash
Noun
  • Mountains of garbage are said to be visible from space and people have complained of seeing rats as big as cats in the refuse.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025
  • With the parent club, Davison has been stuck behind Derrick White, Jrue Holiday and Payton Pritchard on the backcourt depth chart, limiting him to 15 mostly garbage-time appearances this season.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The site was first excavated beginning in 1995, and in 2018, scientists began collecting, analyzing and radiocarbon dating fossils unearthed from El Gigante rubbish piles.
    GrrlScientist, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Last year, a dumpster diver in Hudson, New York, stumbled upon an extraordinary find: An 18th-century pen-and-ink sketch by English portraitist George Romney was hidden amid the rubbish.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • As a result of these reentries, however, the amount of space junk burning up in the upper layers of the atmosphere is increasing, which worries some atmospheric scientists.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • What about that wily junk dealer, or the creepy cemetery?
    Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Korematsu was just 22 years old and working hard to expand his family’s flower nursery outside San Francisco when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941.
    Lauren Stienstra, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Every American should reject the president's and his cronies' illegitimate use of government power to attack his enemies.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • More than half a dozen tornadoes have been confirmed, including one in Marshall County, Oklahoma, that left two homes completely destroyed and damaged about 20 others.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The war has destroyed vast parts of Gaza and most of its food production capabilities.
    Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • On March 4, the day the order to show cause was to be heard, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office dismissed the case.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Heyman dismissed fans on social media who have failed to give Rollins his flowers, saying he’s seen pro wrestlers fail in the ring and seen praise on social media for them while others spout nonsense while ignoring historical facts.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Uber has said the driver gave them a different version of events, saying the driver claimed the two riders fought in the back of his car and assaulted him at the end of the trip.
    Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Warhorse bandmates drummer Tre Cool and bassist Mike Dirnt assaulted their instruments with their trademark goofiness and aggression, with three other touring members helping fill the massive venue with a legion of guitars and keys.
    Jeff Miller, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Those headed to Asheville can help with debris removal and rebuilding projects through All Hands and Hearts and the United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County, while Los Angeles visitors can volunteer with L.A. Works to repair homes, assemble food packages and organize clothes for survivors.
    Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Associated Press video showed the hospital’s caved-in roof surrounded by debris.
    Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025

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“Trash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trash. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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