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as in garbage
discarded or useless material
the foundry's offscouring was the neighborhood's eyesore
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as in reject
one who is cast out or rejected by society
the hills are controlled by bandits and other unsavory offscourings who have taken up a life outside the law
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Recent Examples of offscouring
The first-century audience to whom Jesus was teaching was comprised mainly of peasants, tradesmen, farmers, shepherds, the unemployed and the offscouring of society.
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Loren A. Yadon, idahostatesman, 8 Apr. 2018
Loren A. Yadon, idahostatesman, 8 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offscouring
Noun
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With the welcome citywide expansion of organic collection (brown bins) joining with paper (green bins) and metal, glass and plastic (blue bins), the remaining black bag garbage will be made of nonrecyclable items like those same thin plastics that Sims rejects that are used for wrapping or bags.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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Patients may pass tissue and dispose of it in the garbage or toilet.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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The modern reject rejects the academic consensus on everything from the science of vaccines to the benefits of free trade.—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
12 Mar. 2025
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Still, the rejects are legion: Amy Sedaris, Tiffany Haddish, Jim Carrey, Nick Kroll, Aubrey Plaza, John Goodman, Geena Davis, Jennifer Aniston, Andrea Martin, Zach Galifianakis, Paul Reubens.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The planet-wide dust storms are so fierce that the debris often does not settle for months at a time.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2025
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In Lyme and Old Saybrook, there is little flooding but reports of tremendous amounts of debris flowing into Long Island Sound.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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The two were considered outcasts, and Edward VII only met with his brother King George a few times after his abdication, briefly and without his wife.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
7 June 2025
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Interviewed by The Times in 2022 about her musical, Ms. Sobule emphasized that her goal was to reach a broad audience of people who felt like outcasts.—
Hank Sanders,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Noun
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My trash fee could exceed $2,000 per year — for service that used to cost nothing.—
Steven Cordova,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Your town may have a trash pickup walk, a Thanksgiving turkey trot or a stroll to historic sites.—
Elizabeth Passarella,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Where we're not shunned as criminals or treated like lepers.—
Ryan Hampton,
Time,
28 May 2025
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Not to die having lived my last days as a leper.—
Lee Chang-dong,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
Noun
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On Monday during a heated (fictional) confrontation with Bella, former WWE Women’s Champion Liv Morgan referenced the returning superstar’s divorce before their interaction quickly moved on to a physical dust up in the ring.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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Vacuum, dust, or wipe surfaces and floors so the area is fresh for the next step: reorganizing.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 June 2025
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And oftentimes, these cheap items end up as rubbish.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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This never got past the drawing board stage, but the idea kept cropping up again and again with many variations on a circular shape and performance that spanned from interesting to rubbish.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Offscouring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offscouring. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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