as in garbage
discarded or useless material
the front lawn was littered with the raffle that the roofers had left behind
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Recent Examples of raffle
The second raffle number was listed to have won $100,000.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Jam to the beats of classic rock and Cajun music, take a spin on the carnival rides, and try your luck in the Oyster Drop raffle.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
Log the time spent reading on the free Beanstack app or on paper gameboards and get raffle tickets for prizes.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Single members pay $39 a year and couples $59, which gives them access to discounts from the organization’s corporate partners, including gunmakers, and raffles for gun giveaways, according to its website.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
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Noun
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That’s the whole point of that process of aging and using garbage bags and paint.—
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Raising the city’s garbage fee was another structural solution that aldermen and the mayor opted to avoid because of similar political difficulties.—
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
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Rescuers retrieved eight people alive and were searching for the missing still trapped after a huge mound of garbage and debris collapsed on them in the village of Binaliw in Cebu city, police said.—
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Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.—
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The truck's condition was the result of years of mishaps that Riles says are too numerous to recount.—
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However, do not compost plant debris and soil of plants that had pest and disease issues, but dispose of it in the trash.—
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Wayne’s body was found by a passing driver in a northeast Aurora field littered with trash and debris one month after she was last seen alive, with her clothes and purse were strewn about the area, according to the affidavit.—
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Safety and health worries have long surrounded landfills in many cities and towns in the Philippines, especially ones near poor communities whose residents scavenge for junk and leftover food in the garbage heaps, the AP points out.—
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His wife’s body was discovered by a man who was working on the property to clear out junk ahead of the property’s sale.—
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Piles of human scraps offer a bottomless buffet to wildlife, and to access that bounty, animals need to be bold enough to rummage through human rubbish but not so bold as to become a threat to people.—
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Helga once wrestled down a drunk fisherman in the Café, a man of above-average size, and then threw him out like a piece of rubbish; Jens thus transfers most of his weight automatically to her; who is this kid, by the way?—
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Researchers revealed that the high-voltage output facilitates the neutralization and collection of dust and moisture by generating negative ions.—
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Adding a dust ruffle around the base of your bed can make this spot even better for keeping messy items hidden.—
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“Raffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raffle. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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