dustbin

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Recent Examples of dustbin The auto clean process includes cleaning not only the dustbin, but also the brush, tube, and the HEPA filter. Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025 Otherwise, both Saros 10 models come with a dock that can automatically empty the robot's dustbin and wash and dry the mop pad. PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025 The vacuum is also equipped with a high-efficiency filter and a handy dustbin that can be emptied with the push of a button. Clara McMahon, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025 Its brush roll didn’t get tangled over time, despite its dustbin bursting with fur after each run. PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dustbin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dustbin
Noun
  • The series, which premieres on Prime Video on May 20, is set amid junkyards and repair shops, gangs and high school cliques.
    Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
  • The series follows a team of collectors in search of antique items found in junkyards, old barns and more.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Every second of every day, a garbage-truck-sized load of clothing is dumped in landfills.
    Karen Dougherty, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025
  • Sadly, most of these hard-to-recycle materials end up buried in landfills or get mixed into products like cement.
    Terence Musho, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • The musket balls were found together near a midden by the metal detectorist, cultural heritage coordinator Anthony Simmons said in the release, meaning a member of the First Nations could have brought the shot belt there and then discarded it.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
  • The midden is a testament to the volume of shellfish eaten by Hoabinhians.
    Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump.
    Tim Bontemps, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2017
  • 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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“Dustbin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dustbin. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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