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Within hours to days, depending on the item, the scraps are broken down into a material resembling a cross between dirt and sawdust.
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Kat Merck, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
Stray wood debris or shavings: Carpenter ants can tunnel through wood to make their nests, leaving behind sawdust or wood shavings.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
The separation, plus an absorbent additive like sawdust or peat moss, dries the solids and prevents odor.
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
Dusky aromas of sawdust and black pepper, red currants and brownies.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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Kat Merck, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
Stray wood debris or shavings: Carpenter ants can tunnel through wood to make their nests, leaving behind sawdust or wood shavings.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
The separation, plus an absorbent additive like sawdust or peat moss, dries the solids and prevents odor.
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
Dusky aromas of sawdust and black pepper, red currants and brownies.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Sawdust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sawdust. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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sawdust
noun
saw·dust
ˈsȯd-(ˌ)əst 
: tiny particles (as of wood) made by a saw in cutting
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