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as in garbage
discarded or useless material
he poured the dreck she called soup down the drain
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as in junk
that which is of low quality or worth
can you believe that the gallery owner dares to call that dreck "art"?
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Recent Examples of dreck
Bonham Carter sinks her teeth into this larger-than-life personality, portraying a lioness in the winter of her career who understands that even if the show is dreck, being its star has become inextricably entwined with her identity.
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Brian Lowry, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
By absorbing the lessons of human trailblazers, tools like AI drummers, AI mixers, and AI mastering services do make possible a depressing future filled with the recycled dreck of the past.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
Diamonds among the dreck Who knows what AI will do to and for music in the future.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
Every era now heralded as golden was once pilloried as corny dreck.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2023
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Brian Lowry, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
By absorbing the lessons of human trailblazers, tools like AI drummers, AI mixers, and AI mastering services do make possible a depressing future filled with the recycled dreck of the past.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
Diamonds among the dreck Who knows what AI will do to and for music in the future.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
Every era now heralded as golden was once pilloried as corny dreck.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreck
Noun
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Generic garbage with weird phrases and a robotic structure.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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And composting leaves means less going to the garbage dump.Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2024
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Build crazy machines that work out of junk, and learn the underlying principles behind them.Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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Last month, Ortberg announced plans to lay off about 17,000 people and a stock sale to prevent the company’s credit rating from being cut to junk status.David Koenig, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
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Instead, use a damp towel or microfiber cloth, which can trap and lock in dust, reducing the amount that’s stirred up when cleaning.Alyssa Shaffer, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024
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This Roomba sweeps and sucks up dust for 120 minutes on a single charge.Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 23 Nov. 2024
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On one recent morning, trash littered the steps leading down to the garden-level entrance, and a red Nike shoebox sat abandoned in a stone planter.Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Nov. 2024
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Vault toilets, trash and recycling services are available at the nearby El Capitan picnic area.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Johnson: There’s so much rubbish talked about this.Susan Page, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Collins was mortified; the conga player was rubbish.Ryan Craig, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Dreck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreck. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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