kitchen midden

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kitchen midden
Noun
  • Fiji has more than 330 islands, one sanitary landfill, and two municipal dumps.
    By Aryn Baker/Lautoka, Fiji , TIME, 3 July 2024
  • Other materials might need to be sent to a hazardous waste landfill that has double the plastic lining in place as a typical sanitary landfill in order to protect groundwater from anything that might otherwise leach into it.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 3 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • The Accent was set on fire and later taken to a junkyard, where it was recovered by authorities, Toczylowski said.
    Doha Madani, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In the exclusive trailer above, junkyard baron Norman Henry (Mandy Patinkin) and his wife Marian (Janet McTeer) sit down to dinner for two in their country home.
    Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • When you’re done, simply pop open the large dustbin and empty debris directly into the trash—no tugging out tangled hair or gunk required.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Sweep up anything that falls on the floor in your porch and throw it in the dustbin.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Since 2020, the group has rescued more than 270,000 meals – reducing hunger and keeping the food out of landfills.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Both materials, which often end up in landfills, delivered surprising environmental and engineering benefits.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Known to be pack rats, Allegheny woodrats will store large piles of food, called middens, in their dens.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In East Chisenbury, sheep dominated the feast, and while the midden contained hundreds of thousands of animals, research showed they were, in contrast, locally sourced.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Municipal waste and recycling collected from homes and businesses in the area are received by the transfer station and temporarily stored in separate bays before recycling is moved to one of WM’s recycling facilities for processing.
    Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
  • During the shutdown, passengers on the Red and Green lines were encouraged to catch a Yellow Line train running from San Francisco to Antioch at a transfer station.
    Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Kitchen midden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kitchen%20midden. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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