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Recent Examples of debris Their mission was to clean up the debris and make the place ready to open just nine days after the floods hit. Mireya Villarreal, ABC News, 19 July 2025 Researchers say mining may harm biodiversity on the seabed, and plumes of debris may threaten filter feeders including some fishes and whales. Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025 Trail-goers are asked to stay off trails until the water recedes and watch out for flooding and storm debris on trails. Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025 The reef-chic fashion had to be made of at least 75% upcycled or recycled materials: beach debris, thrifted materials and secondhand fabrics. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for debris
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debris
Noun
  • The Bureau of Rodent Control has been increasing collaboration with the Bureau of Sanitation to replace faulty garbage carts, which rats can exploit to obtain more food.
    William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
  • Another item that is often forgotten is garbage bags for collecting waste along the way, especially when passing through remote areas without public bins.
    Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • The real heroes are the medics treating the wounded under rubble, the journalists livestreaming amidst bomb blasts, and the people who keep marching for their right to exist.
    Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
  • The semi-persistent changes in scenery also do a good job of highlighting the Switch 2's hardware, which doesn't seem to drop a single frame, even as the rubble flies and the ground's shape morphs under Donkey Kong's persistent punching.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • That’s because adult birds need water for drinking and bathing (though some birds do take dust baths!).
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 15 July 2025
  • Here, modernist cocktails made with hickory bark cordial, vermouth caramel, and tomato dust come served in glass ice cream cones or ceramic faces or topped with edible ink.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Despite shifting networks and stunt-casting judges, the genre lies in the wreckage of itself.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 July 2025
  • The memorial service will provide that opportunity for the swimmers to celebrate their journey and remember the 29 men who died in the wreckage.
    Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • According to the probable cause affidavit reviewed by PEOPLE in January 2023, authorities identified him after matching DNA on trash taken from Bryan's parents' home to that of the sheath of the knife used in the stabbings that was left at the crime scene.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 24 July 2025
  • An Afghan National Army pickup truck passes parked U.S. armored military vehicles, as smoke rises from a fire in a trash burn pit at Forward Operating Base Caferetta Nawzad, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan,...
    Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • North Korea has responded to previous balloon campaigns with fiery rhetoric and other shows of anger, and last year the country launched its own balloons across the border, dumping rubbish on various South Korean sites, including the presidential compound.
    Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
  • They were were found beneath a pile of rubbish heaped just inside her front door, according to a police report released Wednesday.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Now available at Walmart in five craveable flavors, each can delivers the nostalgic taste of your favorite fizzy drink, without any of the junk.
    Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
  • Clear your yard of any brush, rocks, junk, firewood, and pet food that might attract rodents.
    Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Smith raved about his truck at the car show, and how the engine and six-speed manual transmission provide the sound and feel of the Viper in the form of a truck.
    Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 24 July 2025
  • Recent data from the trade ministry showed that Japan's exports of automobiles, which include cars, buses and trucks, had taken a hit.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 23 July 2025

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“Debris.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debris. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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