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Decayed objects gnaw, toys bleed sawdust, and the White Rabbit—stitched-up and glassy-eyed—wields a pair of scissors like a surgical instrument.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
Users then activate the agitation system in the Cuddy or throw some sawdust or alternative desiccant atop the feces in the Cuddy Lite to eliminate odor and dry the waste out for use as a composting material or for alternative disposal.
—New Atlas, 15 May 2025
Within hours to days, depending on the item, the scraps are broken down into a material resembling a cross between dirt and sawdust.
—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
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
Users then activate the agitation system in the Cuddy or throw some sawdust or alternative desiccant atop the feces in the Cuddy Lite to eliminate odor and dry the waste out for use as a composting material or for alternative disposal.
—New Atlas, 15 May 2025
Within hours to days, depending on the item, the scraps are broken down into a material resembling a cross between dirt and sawdust.
—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
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“Sawdust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sawdust. Accessed 6 Jun. 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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