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dustbin

noun

Definition of dustbin

as in junkyard

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Recent Examples of dustbin The suction power easily keeps up with her toddler’s Cheerio spills, and the dustbin is still large enough to clean her entire split-level home in one pass. — Emma Ashe, The Spruce, 22 June 2026 With no petrol to run dustbin trucks, rubbish is being burnt in the streets. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 31 May 2026 Strong suction and a rolling brush effectively scoop up dirt, crumbs, and debris from the floors before returning to the base to empty into the 3-liter dustbin. — Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 24 May 2026 And CDs are in the dustbin of history. — Marc Silver, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dustbin

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Skipping out on routine maintenance could directly impact your car's lifespan and send it to the junkyard prematurely.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 29 July 2026
The raunchy stand-up comedian made his unexpected TV debut playing a junkyard and salvage business proprietor prone to get-rich-quick schemes and faking heart attacks.

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of junkyard

Noun

As a result, about 78 percent of old blades end up in landfills or are burned.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
The other roughly 60% of their budget comes from landfill royalties, which have also lost value over the years, as that revenue remains stagnant while inflation costs rise.

— Jack Springgate, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of landfill

Noun

The Granada cemetery and midden, a discard mound, extended to some 25 acres originally.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
But this is the first time archaeologists have actually unearthed a midden with evidence that people added to it regularly for so many generations.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026

Definition of midden

Noun

Cole is a former cop who feels guilty about his father’s death, a backstory as lackluster as the exposition dumps that blurt it out.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
The screenplay alternates between info dumps and basic lines of dialogue delivered stonily by an international cabal of anonymous stuntmen.

— Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

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