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Churchwell had been defecating outside of and on a building at Natureland Park in the Town of Whitewater, sometimes several times per day, from 2017 to 2019.—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 5 Feb. 2026 Children as young as 12 are being confined alone for hours without access to bathrooms, education, or recreation, in some cases forced to urinate or defecate in bottles or garbage bins.—Gladys Carrión, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026 The rousing Game of Thrones series music begins to play before a sharp cut sees Dunk defecating by the tree.—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2026 As Harmon made his way through the store, the horse defecated on the floor multiple times.—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for defecate
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Etymology
Latin defaecatus, past participle of defaecare, from de- + faec-, faex dregs, lees