as in dung
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
polite people do not discuss ordure in public
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Recent Examples of ordure
On the face of it, packing the ordure of millions into open-air mounds is a terrible approach to a more livable planet, particularly in a part of the world where scavengers don’t comb through them for every salable scrap.
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Curbed, 12 Aug. 2022
Even a seemingly natural savannah, the African grasslands in the Mara-Serengeti, has benefited from the healing powers of animal ordure, produced by the livestock of human herders thousands of years ago.
—Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2018
My group first watched a video, which explained that the plant’s effluent would be released into the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, a thirty-mile-long waterway built in the late nineteenth century to rid the city of its ordure.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New York Review of Books, 9 Feb. 2022
Poking at the ordure with a stick, Cipollone pointed out the beech mast and berries on which the bear had fed.
—Christopher Preston, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020
President Nicolás Manuro: Creating ordure out of chaos.
—Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2019
In gardens, the scent of frangipani carries on the damp breeze; in cities, that unmistakably Indian blend of ordure, asphalt and spice.
—The Economist, 27 June 2019
At the bottom of the tube sat a half-inch of what looked like frozen mud, but was, in fact, orca ordure.
—Kate Brooks, Smithsonian, 30 Sep. 2017
Curbed, 12 Aug. 2022
Even a seemingly natural savannah, the African grasslands in the Mara-Serengeti, has benefited from the healing powers of animal ordure, produced by the livestock of human herders thousands of years ago.
—Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2018
My group first watched a video, which explained that the plant’s effluent would be released into the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, a thirty-mile-long waterway built in the late nineteenth century to rid the city of its ordure.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New York Review of Books, 9 Feb. 2022
Poking at the ordure with a stick, Cipollone pointed out the beech mast and berries on which the bear had fed.
—Christopher Preston, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020
President Nicolás Manuro: Creating ordure out of chaos.
—Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2019
In gardens, the scent of frangipani carries on the damp breeze; in cities, that unmistakably Indian blend of ordure, asphalt and spice.
—The Economist, 27 June 2019
At the bottom of the tube sat a half-inch of what looked like frozen mud, but was, in fact, orca ordure.
—Kate Brooks, Smithsonian, 30 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordure
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The resort itself, a modern build of canvas, stone, and walls of concrete mixed with elephant dung (an ode to the pachyderms and a textural accent) has an intimate atmosphere and just 10 suites.Tanveer Badal, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024
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Despite the official ban, about 6% of the 1140 sampling events included cattle dung.ByGeoffrey Kamadi, science.org, 10 Sep. 2024
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In 2024, researchers published findings in the journal Nature that showed European permaculture projects cultivated soil that sequestered significantly more carbon than what is found on nearby traditional farms.Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
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This includes tender perennials like dahlias, cannas, gladiolus, agapanthus, and elephant ears. Plants in Fluctuating Temperatures In regions with frequent freeze-thaw cycles, especially in USDA Hardiness Zones 7 and 8, soil can shift and expose roots to damage.Macie Stump, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
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Playing baseball outside left him with grass and dirt stuck in his curls.Jurnee Smollett, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
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Was this just because Rachel could no longer stand Sue getting dirt all over her face?Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Ordure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordure. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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