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
Sadly, most of these hard-to-recycle materials end up buried in landfills or get mixed into products like cement.
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Terence Musho, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
The chemicals seep into soil and wash into waterways that flow into the bay from landfills, airports, industrial sites, military bases and sewage treatment plants.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
Retailers lose billions of dollars from returns, and many items ultimately end up in landfills, contributing to a $500 billion waste crisis each year.
—Angela Chan-Danisi, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Beyond costing a pretty penny, there are environmental and climate concerns with dumping all of the organic material into the landfill.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
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Terence Musho, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
The chemicals seep into soil and wash into waterways that flow into the bay from landfills, airports, industrial sites, military bases and sewage treatment plants.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
Retailers lose billions of dollars from returns, and many items ultimately end up in landfills, contributing to a $500 billion waste crisis each year.
—Angela Chan-Danisi, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Beyond costing a pretty penny, there are environmental and climate concerns with dumping all of the organic material into the landfill.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 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 20 Jun. 2025.
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