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as in dirt
foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something
got some sort of soil on my white pants
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as in dung
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
the horse lifted its tail and deposited its soil on the grass
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as in ground
the loose surface material in which plants naturally grow
bought rich soil to plant flowers in
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as in to stain
to make dirty
oil and grease soiled the mechanic's shirt
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Recent Examples of soil
Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
On Monday, Trump also mobilized the U.S. Marine Corps, which has not operated on domestic soil since the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
—Bora Erden, New York Times, 13 June 2025
David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 25 Apr. 2025
If your laundry is mostly made up of everyday household items that aren't heavily soiled or contaminated, a single hamper—especially a plastic one—should be sufficient, according to Ceconi.
—Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Los Angeles County, meanwhile, did step up in unincorporated Altadena, providing $3 million for soil testing for homeowners downwind of the Eaton fire.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
On Monday, Trump also mobilized the U.S. Marine Corps, which has not operated on domestic soil since the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
—Bora Erden, New York Times, 13 June 2025
Verb
Hollywood is soiling itself at the thought of a director (eventually) owning the rights to his work?
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 25 Apr. 2025
If your laundry is mostly made up of everyday household items that aren't heavily soiled or contaminated, a single hamper—especially a plastic one—should be sufficient, according to Ceconi.
—Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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The team that would replace us would be stained, football would be stained.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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As both business owner and head baker — her black chef’s coat is usually powdered with flour, her hands stained with icing — Vee won’t have time this June to participate in the Chicago Pride Parade.—
Sophie Levenson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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And for nights when you can't be bothered to dirty a million dishes just to get dinner on the table, there's an air fryer from Ninja.—
Sarah Felbin,
SELF,
23 May 2025
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Crème Brûlée Steve Granitz Crème brûlée is like butter blonde, but dirtied up a bit for a browned, warm tint.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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Again, not mucking it up and people liking it, which was great.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
7 June 2025
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No doubt, climate change threatens to muck it all up, disturbing patterns that have existed for centuries.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
28 Apr. 2025
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Nearly five years after a massive fire burned California’s oldest state park, Big Basin Redwoods, blackening groves of famous ancient redwoods and destroying all the campgrounds, the visitor center and other facilities, state parks officials have finalized a plan to rebuild.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
19 June 2025
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Lightning had struck a single ponderosa pine, blackening its trunk.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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“Soil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soil. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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