as in garbage
discarded or useless material
get rid of the dross before closing up the shop
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Recent Examples of dross
Amongst all the dross and angst, Neil and Teddy try to talk everyone into investing in a baseball-card trading venture that might generate $500 in profits after a year.
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
But among the dross there gleam a few brilliant exceptions—deceptive, slippery books that defy the constraints of region and genre.
—Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
The chipmaker is still raising cash and cutting costs though, as there seems to be quite a bit of dross.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Could the cotton dross, for instance, enhance a food product’s nutritional profile?
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
After the dross of Bruno Lage, and the chaos of Lopetegui, Gary O'Neil came in and created unity.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Back in the Lage dross years, that's when.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Mixed in with the everyday dross are a few sparkly flecks of strangeness, curious anomalies that might be clues to a larger mystery.
—Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
Those, plus the endless Chinese dross, truly burned investors.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
But among the dross there gleam a few brilliant exceptions—deceptive, slippery books that defy the constraints of region and genre.
—Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
The chipmaker is still raising cash and cutting costs though, as there seems to be quite a bit of dross.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Could the cotton dross, for instance, enhance a food product’s nutritional profile?
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
After the dross of Bruno Lage, and the chaos of Lopetegui, Gary O'Neil came in and created unity.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Back in the Lage dross years, that's when.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Mixed in with the everyday dross are a few sparkly flecks of strangeness, curious anomalies that might be clues to a larger mystery.
—Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
Those, plus the endless Chinese dross, truly burned investors.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dross
Noun
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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
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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
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This could include dead plants, piles of leaves, stones, or other debris.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 July 2025
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The weather service says flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
21 July 2025
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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
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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
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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
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Ultimately, Eddington is no more credible than such trash as Civil War and White Noise.—
Armond White,
National Review,
23 July 2025
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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
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Clear your yard of any brush, rocks, junk, firewood, and pet food that might attract rodents.—
Rob Williams,
EverydayHealth.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“Dross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dross. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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