as in dump
a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped
we took all of our old, broken furniture to the landfill
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Recent Examples of landfill
Beyond costing a pretty penny, there are environmental and climate concerns with dumping all of the organic material into the landfill.
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
Since 2010, the program has diverted more than 1.7 million pounds of food that would have otherwise gone to landfills to help feed those experiencing food insecurity.
—Gary Occhiogrosso, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
From straws and bags to take-out containers, single-use plastics crowd landfills and clog waterways.
—Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 22 May 2025
Trash and Transparency In Russell County, officials tried to address a similar set of problems with an unpopular solution: a giant landfill.
—Ben Paviour, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
Since 2010, the program has diverted more than 1.7 million pounds of food that would have otherwise gone to landfills to help feed those experiencing food insecurity.
—Gary Occhiogrosso, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
From straws and bags to take-out containers, single-use plastics crowd landfills and clog waterways.
—Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 22 May 2025
Trash and Transparency In Russell County, officials tried to address a similar set of problems with an unpopular solution: a giant landfill.
—Ben Paviour, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landfill
dump
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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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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landfill. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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