white elephant

noun

Definition of white elephantnext
as in throwaway

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  1. throwaway
  2. second
  3. rubbish
  4. trash
  5. waste
  6. scrap
Noun
  • On the last play of the drill, Love found Watson for a touchdown but safety P.J. Locke would’ve sacked him or at least forced a throwaway.
    Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
  • UConn finally pressured McCord into a couple of throwaways and forced Syracuse to punt, but the Huskies couldn’t get in rhythm on offense.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of throwaway
Noun
  • Pull up a chair—actually, no need to sit, because the answer is so simple that it can be summed up in a few seconds.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
  • There are nearly 200,000 frames in a two-hour movie shot at 24 frames per second.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of second
Noun
  • Go Disposable Gone are the days when disposable cups, plates, and utensils were synonymous with landfill rubbish.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Johnson: There’s so much rubbish talked about this.
    Susan Page, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of rubbish
Noun
  • Instead of replacing worn out batteries, every day some 13 million cellphones end up in the trash, along with an unknown number of laptops and other devices.
    Greg Petro, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • These items should be disposed of in the trash instead.
    Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of trash
Noun
  • Option two is preferred by major oil producers like Saudi Arabia, who want to steer the focus of the discussions toward plastic recycling and waste management, rather than its production.
    Susan Solomon, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The panel is supposed to find waste and cut regulations, including many that could affect Musk's wide-ranging interests, which include electric cars, rockets and telecommunications.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of waste
Noun
  • Du Plessis went six for 11 on takedowns during Saturday’s scrap.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Many Americans never knew the EV1 existed — and the fight to keep it alive ended with GM crushing nearly all the cars into scrap.
    Jack Mitchell, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of scrap
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