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as in exchange
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another
in medieval Europe, furs and forest products from the north were sold in truck for luxury products from the south
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as in garbage
discarded or useless material
filled a dozen large garbage bags with all the truck we collected when we cleaned the place out
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Recent Examples of truck
Smith fled in his father’s truck, was pursued by police and crashed at a Houston park and ran away on foot, escaping for a time, KPRC reported.
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Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
After trucks moved fire debris to the landfill, Erick Fefferman, a resident of nearby Granada Hills, decided against allowing his son to participate in a youth soccer league there this year.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Then in 2023, a truck carrying gasoline caught fire just a block away, right where Cottman passes under I-95.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
By reframing warehousing as a space of innovation, where robots and optimization replace forklifts and trucks, the industry can attract a new generation of talent.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
After trucks moved fire debris to the landfill, Erick Fefferman, a resident of nearby Granada Hills, decided against allowing his son to participate in a youth soccer league there this year.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Then in 2023, a truck carrying gasoline caught fire just a block away, right where Cottman passes under I-95.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
By reframing warehousing as a space of innovation, where robots and optimization replace forklifts and trucks, the industry can attract a new generation of talent.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truck
Noun
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In a span of three days, the Seattle Seahawks agreed to trade their Pro Bowl quarterback and wide receiver in exchange for a pair of Day 2 selections in the 2025 NFL Draft.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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Kasabian and Brunner were granted immunity in exchange for their testimonies.—
Elaine Aradillas,
People.com,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Lira, remembering the garbage, quickly takes out the trash.—
Cindy Carcamo,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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Leave the garbage can open and place it in the sun to fully dry before closing it or putting a garbage bag in it.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Mar. 2025
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Below the major-league level Ethan Salas and Leo De Vries take turns representing the Padres in the All-Star Futures Game, except one iteration in which the two were packaged with Henry Baez in a trade for the Reds’ Nick Lodolo.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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While the president has professed his intention to bring down housing costs, placing tariffs on the country’s largest trade partners could do the opposite.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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The building, a five-story apartment complex located in the southern Italian city of Bari, collapsed on Wednesday, March 5 — trapping a woman, 74, beneath the debris, Wanted in Rome — an English magazine for expats in Italy — reports, citing Italian outlet ANSA.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Musk brushed off the rocket mishaps, replying to a photo of himself looking at debris from one of SpaceX’s multiple early rocket failures.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration has stated the plane was already out of U.S. jurisdiction and the members were unloaded in El Salvador after Secretary of State Marco Rubio secured a deal with the country’s president for a prisoner swap.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
17 Mar. 2025
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In 2024, another TikTok couple, Bri Reyes and Lo Reyes, melted hearts after a spontaneous shoe swap on a date night.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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The El Gigante rock shelter itself is more than 120 feet wide and 55 feet deep, and contains trash piles left by its former residents that span the last 11,000 years.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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In the footage, the individual pulls up to the secluded dumpster in their car and quickly dumps the cat on top of the overflowing trash receptacle.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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For a piece in this week’s issue, Helfand speaks with all parties involved, and even visits Elvis in his current resting place, amid dusty knickknacks and towering piles of junk in an office behind a mechanic’s garage.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
The New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2025
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When the children got older [my eldest is now 38], trying to find convenient snacks that weren't full of all kinds of junk was challenging.—
Carly Mallenbaum,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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This dumping exacts a devastating environmental toll—leaching toxic contaminants into water, air, and food, and miring whole regions in growing fields of rubbish.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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This includes brush and rubbish, concrete, brick, rock, wood, paper, plastics, cardboard and roofing shingles and tiles.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truck. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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