as in junkyard
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Recent Examples of dustbin
The robot’s main wheels flank the brush roll, cliff sensors circle the front and sides, and charging contacts reside on either side of the dustbin in the back.
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PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024
To which some will reply that Tether and bitcoin are poised to throw the dollar into history’s proverbial dustbin.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Dustbin capacity Most robot vacuums have a much smaller dustbin capacity than a traditional vacuum.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
From the physical dustbin size to the strong suction power, this handheld is equal by most metrics to Dyson’s pricier, full-sized stick vacs.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2025
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PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024
To which some will reply that Tether and bitcoin are poised to throw the dollar into history’s proverbial dustbin.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Dustbin capacity Most robot vacuums have a much smaller dustbin capacity than a traditional vacuum.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
From the physical dustbin size to the strong suction power, this handheld is equal by most metrics to Dyson’s pricier, full-sized stick vacs.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dustbin
Noun
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Joe adds that Christopher was always going to die in the end (although a quick moment in a junkyard seems to imply that Christopher's consciousness in the Cosmo bot somehow survived).—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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In the video, Wheeler sings to his daughter, who was born around the time of the car crash, from a car junkyard.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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To date, the site has produced 200 tons of biochar, diverting 800 tons of waste from landfill, said company founder Abdulaziz bin Redha.—
Tom Page,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, in Europe, many sports organizations have long made zero waste the standard, diverting 100% of waste from landfill through a combination of reduction, recycling, composting, food recovery, energy-from-waste, and rainwater and groundwater recovery.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The midden is a testament to the volume of shellfish eaten by Hoabinhians.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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This and oral reports evidenced that two even larger middens once existed nearby.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump.—
Tim Bontemps,
chicagotribune.com,
21 June 2017
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New York City is gradually transforming its largest trash dump, Fresh Kills on Staten Island, into a vast expanse of parkland and restored natural areas.—
Andres Viglucci,
miamiherald,
15 June 2017
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“Dustbin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dustbin. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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