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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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In Dolton, residents can’t even be sure their garbage will be collected.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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During another sale, an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle was placed in a garbage bag and sold in the middle of the afternoon in the Bronx.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2025
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His growth throughout the series is kind of the whole point of the show, from the social reject of the village to one of its most reliable and trustworthy warriors, beloved by all.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
29 Dec. 2024
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Instead of letting the weird baking mixes or seasonings go to waste, team up with your partner or roommates and make an Iron Chef style meal of the rejects.—
Grace McCarty,
SELF,
28 Dec. 2024
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There is a small chance that the area around the Eaton fire could get rainfall rates that could run the risk of concerning mudslides and debris flow, according to Schoenfeld.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2025
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Dive teams have recovered 55 of the 67 crash victims from the debris in the Potomac River, officials said.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
3 Feb. 2025
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But in his day, Gerber’s neighbors were society’s outcasts.—
Marianne Mather,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2025
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Wicked tells the origin story of Elphaba, the green outcast who becomes the Wicked Witch, and her friendship with Glinda, who eventually becomes the Good Witch of the South.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Environmental groups have urged Levine Cava to abandon the incinerator plan in favor of waste reduction, but the mayor had previously said other options endangered the county trash system’s ability to keep up with planned growth.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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The people that live in the shadows of New York’s 27 landfills desperately need reform to alleviate the high volume of trash flowing into their communities.—
Ryan Castalia,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Winning Is Everything, Stupid, by Matt Tyrnauer, goes deep into what shaped James Carville’s incorrigible character, including his Catholic, working-class youth in Carville—a Louisiana town with fewer than 900 inhabitants, almost half of them inmates at the local leper colony.—
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airmail.news,
3 Oct. 2024
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But one thing’s for sure—there were some among them who chose to become lepers.—
Lee Chang-dong,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
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In the months that followed, first responders and residents were exposed to a hazardous mix of asbestos, silica dust, heavy metals and other dangerous substances.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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Allergies and Asthma Allergies and allergic asthma symptoms occur when the immune system overreacts to environmental triggers, such as pollen, dust, or pet dander.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
30 Jan. 2025
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View 6 Images Unlike cats, our vision is pretty rubbish in very low light conditions.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
17 Jan. 2025
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On the evening of January 14, a woman was arrested after allegedly setting multiple piles of rubbish and trash on fire, Jim McDonnell, chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, said at a news conference last week.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Offscouring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offscouring. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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