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as in soil
the loose surface material in which plants naturally grow
dig into the dirt to a depth of about three inches
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as in muck
foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something
there's some dirt on your shoes
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as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene
appalled by the dirt in the author's novels
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as in dung
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
tread carefully, as there's cow dirt all over the pasture
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Recent Examples of dirt
For years, the expanse of dirt and weeds had served as a convenient location for locals to dump trash.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
This gentle gel formula, made with nourishing oat and calming feverfew, lifts away dirt and impurities without stripping your skin's natural moisture barrier.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
But critics say these systems can't always distinguish between existing scratches, dirt or lighting changes, and genuine new damage.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
The frame can hold up to 650 pounds, while the fabric sloughs away dirt, drizzle, even the occasional spill of wine.
—Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
This gentle gel formula, made with nourishing oat and calming feverfew, lifts away dirt and impurities without stripping your skin's natural moisture barrier.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
But critics say these systems can't always distinguish between existing scratches, dirt or lighting changes, and genuine new damage.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
The frame can hold up to 650 pounds, while the fabric sloughs away dirt, drizzle, even the occasional spill of wine.
—Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dirt
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Qatar denounces ‘cowardly’ Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders Israel launched an aerial strike against senior Hamas leaders in Doha on Tuesday, in its first direct attack on Qatari soil, marking a significant escalation in regional tensions.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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What Mill does is preserve food as a resource, keeping nutrients intact so they can be used to feed soil or farms.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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And yet in restructuring Patagonia to ensure that its profits are used to protect wild lands, Chouinard accomplished something remarkable, turning a for-profit corporation with $1 billion in annual sales into one of the biggest environmental philanthropies in the country.—
David Gelles,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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The wildfire has been burning on private land.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The study recommends strategic test areas of algicide and treatments to sequester nutrients after large-scale mechanical clearing of the muck.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Passing through clear plastic tubes, muck was sliced into disks like hockey pucks.—
Rodrique Ngowi,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Brain rot has become unavoidable, its grossness ubiquitous.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
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And like the wildebeest, bison dung packs a nutritional punch when deposited across the landscape.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
29 Aug. 2025
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Decades before Colorado’s best singers, dancers and actors graced the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in downtown Denver, workers pushed brooms across the stage to clean up elephant dung, rodeo sawdust, and blood spatters from boxing matches.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
28 Aug. 2025
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More than 300 flights were delayed at Denver International Airport on Saturday due to a ground delay caused by thunderstorms in the area.—
Marco Cummings,
Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2025
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Combined, these economic and political pressures created fertile ground for social mobilization.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Others tried to flee into a sewage pond; agents used a boat to fish them out and prosecutors later alleged one man tried to flip the vessel.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, there will be an in-ground stormwater sewage system throughout the community to handle runoff.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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The sour stench of the carcasses was a vulgarity almost too great to bear.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Action rocks as Season 2 leans more into DCU absurdity and vulgarity.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Dirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dirt. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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