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garbage

[gahr-bij] / ˈgɑr bɪdʒ /
NOUN
refuse, litter
Synonyms
STRONG
debris detritus dreck dregs dross filth junk muck offal rubbish rubble scrap scrapings sewage slop sweepings swill trash waste
WEAK
bits and pieces odds and ends
Antonyms
STRONG
cleanliness possessions purity sense

Example Sentences

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The streaming subscription you finally admit is garbage.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Attempt to buy literally anything online without wading through bot-addled marketplaces full of garbage.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Would you subscribe to all of those services in order to read this garbage?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

But as we would find out, our smog — photochemical smog — made the air taste like poison and look like something you’d put out with the garbage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

He developed a solar-powered machine that skims garbage off the top of the ocean and raises awareness about the danger of microplastics that come off synthetic clothes when we wash them.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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