as in garbage
discarded or useless material
a pile of offal from the tannery operating in the neighborhood
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Recent Examples of offal
Is her dead cat gonna get thrown into the offal pile?
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Alice Burton, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
The Scottish hippo born earlier this year is named after a famously divisive dish made with offal.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
In the thick atmosphere, stray dogs fight with seabirds for scraps of offal and urinate against the barrels of blood and salt water where waiting fish float.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2024
Of all the offal, this one's perhaps the easiest to stomach (apologies for the awful pun).
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 16 May 2024
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Alice Burton, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
The Scottish hippo born earlier this year is named after a famously divisive dish made with offal.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
In the thick atmosphere, stray dogs fight with seabirds for scraps of offal and urinate against the barrels of blood and salt water where waiting fish float.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2024
Of all the offal, this one's perhaps the easiest to stomach (apologies for the awful pun).
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 16 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offal
Noun
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But also, increasingly, in marine food chains and immense garbage patches in the oceans.—
Nina Agrawal,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Mountains of garbage are said to be visible from space and people have complained of seeing rats as big as cats in the refuse.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The restaurant was in violation of 13 standards, including an employee preparing food with jewelry on and food debris on kitchen equipment.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Apr. 2025
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In neighboring Arkansas, a tornado near Blytheville lofted debris at least 25,000 feet high, according to weather service meteorologist Chelly Amin.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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From a free boat ride in the Florida Keys that targets the trash in treasured waters, to hotels with sustainability at their core, to thrilling eco-friendly experiences, make your trip to Florida both fun and impactful.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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In those instances, give your extra set of hands a straightforward task, like taking out the trash or clearing the table.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
6 Apr. 2025
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The site was first excavated beginning in 1995, and in 2018, scientists began collecting, analyzing and radiocarbon dating fossils unearthed from El Gigante rubbish piles.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Last year, a dumpster diver in Hudson, New York, stumbled upon an extraordinary find: An 18th-century pen-and-ink sketch by English portraitist George Romney was hidden amid the rubbish.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Other hot zones to hone in on: your junk drawer, your coffee-mug collection, and toy bins in your kid’s room.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
2 Apr. 2025
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The pictures depict a squalid living space, with junk strewn across furniture and floors throughout the home.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
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As Portage residents get accustomed to a big jump in their sewer bills, the City Council is preparing to make sure developers pay more for their impact on the sewage treatment infrastructure.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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The violation says some 50 gallons of raw sewage in total pumped into the water.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Inhaled silica dust particles travel down airways and into the smallest spaces of the lung, causing scarring and eventually difficulty breathing, often becoming so severe that a lung transplant might be the only solution to avoid death.—
Dr. Mark Abdelmalek,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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On the moon and Mars, dust particles are very sharp.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Offal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offal. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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