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as in garbage
discarded or useless material it's illegal to throw rubbish out of your car on the highway
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as in junk
that which is of low quality or worth regarded most romance novels as the lowest form of literary rubbish
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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense you're obviously no economist because what you're saying is absolute rubbish
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Recent Examples of rubbish The study confirmed direct dumping by boats, with evidence of bags full of rubbish thrown overboard. —
Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026 Researchers found evidence of bags full of rubbish being thrown overboard, identifiable by pile-up patterns on the seabed. —Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026 Workers in white hazmat suits moved piles of rubbish into trucks. —Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026 Ford Aerospace Company was nearby, but the immediate area was known more for a buffalo ranch and a landfill, where residents of Santa Ana and other nearby cities would drop off rubbish in Newport Beach. —Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rubbish
Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026 Researchers found evidence of bags full of rubbish being thrown overboard, identifiable by pile-up patterns on the seabed. —Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026 Workers in white hazmat suits moved piles of rubbish into trucks. —Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026 Ford Aerospace Company was nearby, but the immediate area was known more for a buffalo ranch and a landfill, where residents of Santa Ana and other nearby cities would drop off rubbish in Newport Beach. —Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rubbish
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For example, the EV mandate would be imposed on a company like Waste Management which pays the local government a franchise fee for the exclusive right to provide garbage collection services to all the residents.— Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
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But the temporary solution for many buildings is asking residents to fill in as volunteer cleaners, garbage schleppers, and greeters.— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2026
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Some of these are arranged into more staid compositions of geometric bands of color, while others bend and bulge into shapes evoking the baroque ruination of junk-yard findings.— Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
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Dump the junk; donate the rest to the Goodwill or other donation centers.— Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
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This is why all the whining and complaining from small market teams across the sport is manipulative nonsense.— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Or from whatever this risibly self-serious metaphysical nonsense about performance and possession, creation and exorcism, aims to be.— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
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Kuhner led me up a wooden staircase, into a dark space littered with debris.— Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
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The Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management said Thursday that there's a lane restriction in one eastbound lane of Grays Ferry Avenue as crews clear debris, but the westbound lanes are fully open.— Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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In the hot box next to the cashier, where food needs to be kept at or above 135 degrees to prevent bacteria growth, cheese tequeños, cheese and jalapeño tequeños, guava and cheese pastelitos, cheese pastelitos and cheese cachitos measured from 114 to 125 degrees.— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
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There are build-your-own-bowl restaurants that encourage customers to make mountains out of carne asada and shredded cheese.— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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According to registered dietitians, a mix of nuts, especially pistachios, and dried tart cherries is the healthiest late-night snack.— Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 19 Apr. 2026
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Many whole foods are naturally gluten-free, including fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds.— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
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The three-block stretch, between 16th and 19th avenues, looks markedly different from just a year ago, when tents, abandoned cars and piles of trash crowded the street and sidewalks.— Da Lin, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
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Issues cited by residents include drug use, trash and a man with an assault rifle.— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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Piccioli sent out a mishmash of styles from all over a fashion map that seems to have been drawn five or six years ago (oversize sneakers, faux couture gestures like capes and feathers and blah sportswear).— Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
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Selling was easy, even if the returns for McMann and Laughton in particular were kinda blah and the Leafs were unable to execute any major roster shakeup or take advantage of their ability to retain salary.— Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Rubbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/rubbish. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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