as in soil
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
researchers tracked the wild gorillas by following the piles of dung
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Recent Examples of dung
Mongabay said two dogs, Yagi and Quinn, found the dung in two days.
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
However, when a movie shows the dung coming out of a dog, cat, bird, or another critter with four legs and/or wings, then it’s typically ingested for laughs.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
Matthiesson slept in makeshift shelters and built fires out of yak dung, one of the few flammable materials available at this altitude—plants only exist as memories.
—Kate McMahon, AFAR Media, 13 Aug. 2025
The goat dung remedy The most repulsive recipe, from an 11th-century text, offered the following tip for chest pain.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
However, when a movie shows the dung coming out of a dog, cat, bird, or another critter with four legs and/or wings, then it’s typically ingested for laughs.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
Matthiesson slept in makeshift shelters and built fires out of yak dung, one of the few flammable materials available at this altitude—plants only exist as memories.
—Kate McMahon, AFAR Media, 13 Aug. 2025
The goat dung remedy The most repulsive recipe, from an 11th-century text, offered the following tip for chest pain.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dung
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Today, the movement is remembered less for enlightenment and more for its crimes – including massive immigration fraud and a mass food poisoning in Oregon in 1984, the largest bioterror attack on American soil.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Providing ample shade and maintaining healthy soil can help prevent issues, including occasional damage from slugs and snails, root rot, and powdery mildew.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Feb. 2026
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From the first shovel of dirt to the final bolt on the basket, former Texas basketball coach Chris Beard watched Moody Center rise up in an empty lot and become one of the premier college basketball arenas in the country.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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Prevent Blocked Drainage Holes One of Martha's favorite ways to repurpose broken terracotta pots is by placing them in the bottom of her planters to keep drainage holes clear of clumps of dirt or vegetation.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
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By examining the whales' excrement, the scientists who work with Eba can try to identify ways for the orcas to rebound.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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The disposal of human excrement is not a new issue.—
NPR,
NPR,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Dung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dung. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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