as in garbage
discarded or useless material
the front lawn was littered with the raffle that the roofers had left behind
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Recent Examples of raffle
However, according to George, the system actually works as a raffle.
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 25 Feb. 2025
Bingo with beef: For Midwestern communities, meat raffles are a formidable fund-raising tool.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
There will be bunco games, raffles and refreshments.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Giveaways, pop-ups, plus those who visit at least four shops are entered into a raffle for cash prizes.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 25 Feb. 2025
Bingo with beef: For Midwestern communities, meat raffles are a formidable fund-raising tool.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
There will be bunco games, raffles and refreshments.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Giveaways, pop-ups, plus those who visit at least four shops are entered into a raffle for cash prizes.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raffle
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Inspectors found old food debris accumulated on the back of the meat slicer.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Winds can be powerful enough to jostle cars, topple power lines and litter debris on the ground.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Torching a car dealership’s Ford F-150 truck brings criminal consequences, including jail.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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Trump is excluding goods subject to separate, 25% national security tariffs, including steel and aluminum, cars, trucks and auto parts.—
David Lawder,
USA Today,
5 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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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“Raffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raffle. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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