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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
Shoppers love it for sports travel, summer camp, and any sort of active family travel, as it's made from sturdy, tear-resistant material that doesn't show dirt easily.
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
All of that dirt wouldn’t entirely dampen the sound of your screaming, so there’s always the chance some benevolent gravedigger could save you.
—Literary Hub, 8 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
The animals' fur and expressions, even down to the dirt on Wilbur's hooves, looks real.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
All of that dirt wouldn’t entirely dampen the sound of your screaming, so there’s always the chance some benevolent gravedigger could save you.
—Literary Hub, 8 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
The animals' fur and expressions, even down to the dirt on Wilbur's hooves, looks real.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dirt
Noun
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Take hydrangeas, a happy flower millions of years old that grows well in soil but wilts quickly when cut.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
15 Oct. 2025
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Gently lift it from the ground, and remove any loose soil from the roots as well as dead leaves or stems.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The name refers to the practice of growing three crops—beans, squash or pumpkin, and maize—together in a single section of land, a technique also known as intercropping or interplanting.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Oct. 2025
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In Colorado, the company has made access possible to 162 acres of state trust land and nearly a mile of the Arkansas River near Cotopaxi, southeast of Salida.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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And yet Payton’s offense, which has often asked Nix to do too much in long-down situations, didn’t ask him to do much as both teams rolled in the muck Sunday.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
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When work is happening, enough sediment is stirred up that water can run discolored for about 24 hours after the process has been completed until the muck all settles out.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
6 Oct. 2025
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In fact, plenty of other things in your home surpass the toilet in terms of grossness.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 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
Noun
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While driving - Stick to the middle lanes and stay on elevated ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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These tours showcase a few of New Orleans’ 42 cemeteries, where the dead are famously laid to rest above ground.—
Jenny Adams,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Civilian infrastructure—roads, sewage, electricity, and municipal services—has been destroyed.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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But a sewage problem in the building prompted him to relocate, Anderson said.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Songs marked explicit mean their lyrics include swear words or other vulgarities.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The presence of these planes flying close to our Caribbean Sea is a vulgarity, a provocation, a threat to the security of the nation.—
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Dirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dirt. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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