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as in land
the solid part of our planet's surface as distinguished from the sea and air at the first sound of gunfire we hit the dirt

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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 The comedically top-heavy sausages, which can easily topple forwards into the dirt, temporarily take center stage as the baseball players gaze on in amusement from their dugouts, sometimes wagering on the outcome. Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025 Several areas in the restaurant have old food debris, dust and dirt, including areas under the glass refrigerator, the table, the three-compartment sink, washer machine and handwashing sinks. Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025 An area rug will protect the floor from foot traffic and dirt that comes through the entryway. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025 Standouts include the brand’s Pro-Collagen Marine Oil, a lightweight antiaging facial serum that plumps skin and reduces fine lines, plus the Cleansing Balm, a Glamour-editor favorite that gently removes makeup, dirt, and oil. Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dirt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dirt
Noun
  • On the other hand, overly wet soil can also impact flowering.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Gravel, clay, and sandy soils react very differently under sudden energy input, and the presence of water and air further alters behaviour.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Most migrating birds depart in the evening, fly through the night, and land by sunrise.
    Brandi D. Addison, The Providence Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In a year when the question of universal freedom still feels contested, The Gettin’ lands as both memorial and mirror, recalling the losses named in 2014 and 2020 and implicating the present tense.
    Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • McMillan looks like a future star Lost in the muck of the overall offensive performance against the Cardinals was McMillan.
    DIAMOND VENCES, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • In fact, plenty of other things in your home surpass the toilet in terms of grossness.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Brain rot has become unavoidable, its grossness ubiquitous.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • And like the wildebeest, bison dung packs a nutritional punch when deposited across the landscape.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Definitive answers are slippery ground for men in his position.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Under the hopper of a massive grain bin, roughly 50,000 pounds of ground corn slide down a chute and into the truck’s open back.
    Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Daniel's did address the town's request to upgrade sewage systems at the site with the support of a $189,000 investment from McCordsville.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Israel would also have to restore humanitarian aid shipments and begin reconstruction of water, electricity and sewage infrastructure in Gaza.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
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  • Many of the European players were subjected to dreadful abuse from the galleries, unprintable vulgarities and some deeply personal insults.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Many of the racist, nativist vulgarities spoken out loud in Paul Thomas Anderson’s marvelous new film One Battle After Another evoke sentiments that, in our world, first fomented online.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Dirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dirt. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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