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Recent Examples of Synonyms for white elephant
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An archive of throwaways gets new life when presented as a natural history composed of cultural artifacts.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025 -
The throwaway culture that defined our early ventures into space cannot survive in an environment where waste is a death sentence.—
Rick Tumlinson,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Gonzalez said his home run Friday, his second of the season, included a hunting trip.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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The electric muscle car was gaining as much as a mile-per-hour a second, as depicted in the video above.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
6 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
Noun
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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
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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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Her 12-day flight included crossing the rugged Ural Mountains and desolate Siberian wastes, while navigating with only a map and compass.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
6 June 2025
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Andrus worked to block federal efforts to store nuclear waste in Idaho, while Church helped to establish recreation areas in Hells Canyon, the Sawtooth Wilderness and others, seeking compromise between private and public groups who wanted to use the space.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 June 2025
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Meanwhile, in the UFC Atlanta co-main event, former two-time UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas faces the rising Miranda Maverick in a flyweight scrap.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Authorities were able to track down the suspect thanks to fingerprints on the bag covering the woman and a scrap of a tent like ones provided to people without shelter, the newspaper said.—
Colleen Barry,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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“White elephant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20elephant. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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