trash can

noun

US
: a container that holds materials that have been thrown away

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Mann repeated her prior testimony about Weinstein using the bathroom before the attack and her later finding a syringe in the bathroom’s trash can afterward. Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026 But cardboard drink holders don’t have to be an addition to your trash can. Christianna Silva, The Spruce, 22 Apr. 2026 Then last week, a visitor allegedly pushed a chair into a pregnant staff member, and in a separate case, a woman threw a trash can into a window. Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 Who, some want to know, is routinely disposing dog feces in a neighbor’s trash can? Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trash can

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“Trash can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20can. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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