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disposable

[dih-spoh-zuh-buhl] / dɪˈspoʊ zə bəl /


ADJECTIVE
paper
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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He expressed confidence that the retail group’s “North Star” transformation strategy can succeed, despite headwinds such as inflation hitting consumers’ disposable income.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Natalie said the popularity of disposable nappies might be a reason why parents often wait longer to potty train.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

His sudden rise had made him "an easily disposable product," he added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Babies can go through about 3,000 disposable diapers a year, a basic-need product that has increasingly drawn concern from child health, environmental and consumer advocates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Each one of them disposable, because they had the cells to make more indefinitely.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

That's significantly more than regular disposables, which are estimated to cost around $70 a month.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

The Labour administration followed through, with the disposables officially banned from sale from 1 June this year - the aim being to protect children's health and reduce damage to the environment.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025

His philosophy is to use features like color, weight, and shape to communicate containers’ reusability, making it less plausible that people will confuse them for disposables.

From Salon ● May 2, 2024

Greenpeace campaigner Leanne Tam hopes that the new law will discourage the throwaway culture and promote reusables, instead of “greener” disposables.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024

Today's cameras-from the disposables to the fully automated-encapsulate everything we have to know to operate them.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin




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