effluvium

noun

e-ˈflü-vē-əm How to pronounce effluvium (audio)
variants also effluvia
Definition of effluviumnext
as in debris
discarded or useless material the effluvia from local sewage treatment plants polluting the river

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  1. debris
  2. garbage
  3. sewage
  4. trash
  5. dust
  6. rubbish
  7. junk
Noun
  • Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle pledged another $8 million to continue clearing debris from south suburban areas affected by the August storms.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The seemingly never-ending saga in the 600 block of Martel Avenue, just south of Melrose Avenue, came to a head in April 2024, when city crews removed seven tons of trash and debris that attracted rodents and a host of insects.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of debris
Noun
  • If the brain’s plumbing doesn’t work properly, research shows, cellular garbage accumulates, and a cleaner brain may be a healthier one.
    — Richard Sima, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026
  • After the ad went viral on social media, Republican candidate for state school superintendent Sonja Shaw called it creepy, weird garbage.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of garbage
Noun
  • That was again thinking about how that work could mitigate this city problem of sewage runoff in rainwater.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Storms can overwhelm the aging facility, which suffered an equipment breakdown in 2021 that led to a massive amount of raw sewage gushing into the Santa Monica Bay.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of sewage
Noun
  • Twisted Teens are far from rubbish, but that isn't stopping them from playing in the trash for their latest music video.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Broken or ruptured baits are ineffective and should be disposed of by using gloves to place the bait in a bag and then into a regular trash bin.
    — Eva Flowe October 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of trash
Noun
  • According to one court filing, walls were streaked with mold and had been left unpainted despite promises for a refresh, and the light fixtures above the table were layered with dust.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The astronauts were also on the lookout for swarms of lunar dust.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of dust
Noun
  • Twisted Teens are far from rubbish, but that isn't stopping them from playing in the trash for their latest music video.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This comes at the expense of no movement in the wrist, but to be fair, having the lightsaber pointed in any other direction would look rubbish.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of rubbish
Noun
  • Based on statistical models, the agency estimates there are millions more smaller pieces of space junk circling Earth’s orbit.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • This feature is a step down from the Optimizer seen in past years, which also managed free memory, background apps, and other categories of junk files.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of junk
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