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Gaskill told police the incident happened after her husband got angry at her for defecating on herself in the bathroom, police said.
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Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
The proportion of the population defecating in the open declined significantly from 2016 to 2022, following government efforts and the film’s release.
—Birgit Skarstein, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
The enormous creatures defecate at the ocean’s surface, where their poo feeds algae, which in turn sequester carbon from the atmosphere and pull it into the ocean’s depths.
—Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
Senators walked across the Capitol — which four years ago had filled with roaming rioters, some defecating and menacingly calling out for leaders, others engaging in hand-to-hand combat with police — to the House to begin certifying the vote.
—Matt Brown, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2025
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Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
The proportion of the population defecating in the open declined significantly from 2016 to 2022, following government efforts and the film’s release.
—Birgit Skarstein, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
The enormous creatures defecate at the ocean’s surface, where their poo feeds algae, which in turn sequester carbon from the atmosphere and pull it into the ocean’s depths.
—Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
Senators walked across the Capitol — which four years ago had filled with roaming rioters, some defecating and menacingly calling out for leaders, others engaging in hand-to-hand combat with police — to the House to begin certifying the vote.
—Matt Brown, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Defecate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defecate. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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defecate
verb
def·e·cate
variants
or chiefly British defaecate
defecated; defecating
: to discharge from the anus
: to discharge feces from the bowels
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