as in dirt
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
the only bad part about owning a rabbit was cleaning the droppings out of the litter box every night
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Recent Examples of droppings
Sacramento County health inspectors closed two eateries including a Carmichael boba shop after finding about 650 rodent droppings.
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Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The rodent droppings have been cleared and areas have been disinfected.
—Mamie Bah, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Three Dallas restaurants failed health inspections, and roaches and rodent droppings were found at others, according to data from the city compiled by the Star-Telegram.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
Curtains attract dust, airborne particles, and insect droppings, and should be washed often.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Mar. 2026
Nobody is cleaning up after their pets, and there are loads of dog droppings on every block.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
From droppings-mimicking spiders in Borneo to a tiny gecko tucked under bark in India, these creatures have been quietly perfecting their disguises while science is only now catching up — one DNA barcode, one micro-CT scan at a time.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Mice contaminate food, chew up everything in sight, and spread illnesses through their urine, saliva, and droppings, says Sheldon Owen, a wildlife extension specialist at West Virginia University.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
Signs of degradation, like old, torn or missing insulation, as well as mold, mildew or rodent droppings, indicate a need to replace the insulation.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The rodent droppings have been cleared and areas have been disinfected.
—Mamie Bah, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Three Dallas restaurants failed health inspections, and roaches and rodent droppings were found at others, according to data from the city compiled by the Star-Telegram.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
Curtains attract dust, airborne particles, and insect droppings, and should be washed often.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Mar. 2026
Nobody is cleaning up after their pets, and there are loads of dog droppings on every block.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
From droppings-mimicking spiders in Borneo to a tiny gecko tucked under bark in India, these creatures have been quietly perfecting their disguises while science is only now catching up — one DNA barcode, one micro-CT scan at a time.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Mice contaminate food, chew up everything in sight, and spread illnesses through their urine, saliva, and droppings, says Sheldon Owen, a wildlife extension specialist at West Virginia University.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
Signs of degradation, like old, torn or missing insulation, as well as mold, mildew or rodent droppings, indicate a need to replace the insulation.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for droppings
Noun
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The ring top holds dirt collected from home plate during Game 7, visible through a glass window when the ring is opened.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Once this debris was removed and sent to landfills, the focus shifted downward to the lot’s remaining dirt.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Yes, unfortunately, the ancient Irish did burn cow dung to heat their homes when peat was too expensive or not available.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Of course, the flue was closed, so the fire licked up the walls, left a smell like the fall, like ancient smokehouses and dung.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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But Newman had a hunch that when soil dries up, the antibiotics bacteria use to wage war might become more potent, simply because of evaporation.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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However, there may be biological hurdles that could forever confine this vision to the realm of science fiction and human civilization to our Earthly soil.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Authorities say surveillance footage of the cell showed that the legal papers were neatly stacked and no human excrement lined the cell walls.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Mar. 2026
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Roach excrement was on a wall next to the three-compartment sink.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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Kathy Truong, a quality control manager for an industrial chemical company, attended the rally with a cardboard cutout of a globe covered by a scroll of toilet paper and poop emojis.—
Staff And Wire Reports,
Daily News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The volunteers are also provided with a backpack of supplies, such as a water bowl, poop bags and treats.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
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For the last decade, wildlife biologists have been using remote cameras and scat surveys to track the movements of the fox in the southern Sierra.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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More recent studies of urban coyote scat indicate that in most cities the percentage of trash, pet food, and other human food actually comes in at only about 2 percent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Droppings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droppings. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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