as in soil
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
researchers tracked the wild gorillas by following the piles of dung
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Recent Examples of dung
And the quality and quantity of vegetation and soil conditions did not significantly vary between areas with and without cattle dung.
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Bygeoffrey Kamadi, science.org, 10 Sep. 2024
Known as mega herbivores that mow the parks and create inroads for other herbivores, rhinos are also good for establishing forests by ingesting seeds and spreading them across the parks in their dung.
—arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Students add cow dung to food scraps from class and the school cafeteria to create compost that builds soil for the gardens.
—Corie Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
In Africa, Southeast Asia, and the western Pacific, where many rely on cookstoves that use wood or dung, rural and poor people are more affected by smoke.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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Bygeoffrey Kamadi, science.org, 10 Sep. 2024
Known as mega herbivores that mow the parks and create inroads for other herbivores, rhinos are also good for establishing forests by ingesting seeds and spreading them across the parks in their dung.
—arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Students add cow dung to food scraps from class and the school cafeteria to create compost that builds soil for the gardens.
—Corie Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
In Africa, Southeast Asia, and the western Pacific, where many rely on cookstoves that use wood or dung, rural and poor people are more affected by smoke.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dung
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True lilies need well-draining soil and should be planted in an area that receives full sun or some light shade and within their Hardiness Zone.Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
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Unlike typical droughts, which can develop over extended periods, flash droughts emerge due to a combination of high temperatures, low humidity, intense sunlight, and strong winds, which speed up the drying of soils and vegetation.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Its powerful suction and all-in-one cleaning system handle both vacuuming and mopping, effectively tackling dust, dirt, and spills on all floor types.Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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If not, grab your handheld vacuum to remove any dirt, crumbs and dead skin from the cushion.Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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This is by design; his sometime advisor Steve Bannon advocated flooding the zone with, well, excrement, so that media couldn’t keep up.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Director Shawn Levy stages the cartoonish violence with less verve than David Leitch’s in Deadpool 2, which featured the franchise’s paradigmatic transition — from the close-up of a sphincter to a human eye — making the point that this is all excrement.Armond White, National Review, 26 July 2024
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“Dung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dung. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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