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rubbish

noun as in garbage

noun as in nonsense

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"We need to stop rubbishing Reform or at least stop rubbishing people who vote for Reform," he said to cheers from Tory activists.

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Sir Keir said the woman complained about "a group of men from Eastern Europe" who had recently moved into her street, "didn't put the rubbish out at the right time and spat on the ground".

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But the chancellor played down the figure and criticised such forecasters, saying "a lot of them are talking rubbish".

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Diners enjoying the sunset at a beach-side restaurant - and the piles of rubbish along the rickety stairs to get there.

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And there was another crucial change – instead of putting their rubbish out on the street in plastic bags, now most New Yorkers are obliged to put their waste in rat-proof bins.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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