Synonyms for debris
dəˈbri, ˈdeɪ bri; esp. Brit. ˈdɛb ride·bris

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1. debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritusnoun

   the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

   Synonyms:
   detritus, rubble, dust, junk

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1. • Rubbish

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1. List of paraphrases for "debris":

   rubble, wastes, wreckage, waste, scrap, detritus, remnants, wreck, litter, ruins, dirt, leftover, residue

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1. Craig Tucker:

   We know the dissolved oxygen in the river plummeted two nights in a row as these pulses of mud hit the main stem of the river, so it is very clear to us that we had a high intensity fire and then we had a flash flooding event kind of come behind the fire and it just rushed ash and debris and mud into the river, virtually everything in the river died.

2. Sheriff Kurt Hoffman:

   It will stop certain rounds and obviously protect you from, you know, headshots and falling debris and some of the things that we're seeing on TV.

3. Nicholas Balboa:

   Finally, I got close enough to hear him, and he said,' Can you see my hand ?' he was sticking his hand up.... through the debris. And I could see his hand and his fingers wiggling.

4. Grant Malinowski:

   We don’t take it lightly. There’s a lot of focused effort that goes into calling those so we understand the gravity of asking people to voluntarily leave their homes, but it’s also weighed with the ability for us to rescue people, knowing that it’s going to be a very difficult – if not impossible – task to get through just tons of tons of dirt and debris where we just literally can’t make access.

5. Prime Minister Najib Razak:

   Today, 515 days since the plane disappeared, it is with a heavy heart that I must tell you that an international team of experts have conclusively confirmed that the aircraft debris found on Reunion Island is indeed from MH370, i would like to assure all those affected by this tragedy that the government of Malaysia is committed to do everything within our means to find out the truth of what happened.