midden

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Recent Examples of midden Remnants of shell middens (high mounds of shells accumulated from long term group settlement) can still be found within the reserve. Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026 Scientists usually estimate the squirrel population by counting middens, the species’ winter caches of conifer seeds and other food. Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 23 Dec. 2025 Every man must take part in the work, and even the officers cover the middens and feed the sick. Literary Hub, 4 Dec. 2025 Also plugging into the idea of tourism as education, marine biologist Cormac McGinley runs leave-no-trace fossil discovery walks and tours of the Burren’s lunar-like landscape, which take in sea caves, ancient middens, and color-popping anemones. Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for midden
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Noun
  • While Betamax was considered the superior technology, it’s been relegated to the dustbin of history.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • Once a week or more often, turn the device over to check it, paying attention to the opening that leads from the roller compartment to the dustbin compartment to make sure there’s no dirt or debris lodged there.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • Traditional wool LCAs tally greenhouse gases, including methane from sheep digestion and nitrous oxide from manure and urine.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Unloading began the following evening but progressed slowly, and only the fish manure and oil drums ended up being unloaded.
    Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Where models driven for 100,000 miles would have been considered junkyard fodder back in the 1960s and ‘70s, contemporary models can run for 200,000 or more miles if properly maintained.
    Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Skipping out on routine maintenance could directly impact your car's lifespan and send it to the junkyard prematurely.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • The image above shows pinkish-orange guano staining large sections of some of the Danger Islands, Heroína Island and Beagle Island.
    Brett Tingley, Space.com, 30 July 2026
  • From the 1860s onward, American companies transformed Navassa into an industrial mining colony that supplied guano to farms throughout the eastern United States.
    Edward D. Melillo, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • Locals living around the landfill had been given eviction notices, but many were still around at the time of the disaster, according to authorities.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea -- A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at the largest landfill in Guinea 's capital of Conakry early on Sunday, killing 30 people, according to the central government.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Behind the cookline equipment, the rodent dung shared space with 20 dead roaches.
    David J. Neal July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • When not elbow-deep in dino dung or outrunning raptors, Laura Dern's heartfelt performance in Jurassic Park shows why women really deserve to inherit the Earth — and all of the acting awards.
    Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • In Shakespeare, Cade’s corpse ends up tossed over a dunghill.
    Alex Beam, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
Noun
  • One was on a quarternary dispenser over the three-compartment sink next to roach excrement.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
  • This ancient excrement helps illustrate how and when animal life began to truly diversify on the planet.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Midden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midden. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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