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
Yes, unfortunately, the ancient Irish did burn cow dung to heat their homes when peat was too expensive or not available.
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David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Of course, the flue was closed, so the fire licked up the walls, left a smell like the fall, like ancient smokehouses and dung.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
By noon, nearly 1,200 striking copper miners and their supporters are driven into cattle cars rank with dung.
—Masha Hamilton, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2026
These rodents left 15 pieces of dung on top of the dishwasher.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
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David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Of course, the flue was closed, so the fire licked up the walls, left a smell like the fall, like ancient smokehouses and dung.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
By noon, nearly 1,200 striking copper miners and their supporters are driven into cattle cars rank with dung.
—Masha Hamilton, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2026
These rodents left 15 pieces of dung on top of the dishwasher.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dung
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Massachusetts-born, Robinson will be playing on home soil in front of friends, family and national team fanatics, an honor every player dreams of but only very few get.—
Jim Sciutto,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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Founded in 1847 by immigrants seeking religious freedom, Pella still feels like a small slice of the Netherlands on Midwestern soil.—
Staff,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Mud, salt, dirt, and grass stains from shoes can lead to hard-to-remove stains in a hard-working mud room.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
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Near milepost 399 on the parkway, about 10 miles south of Asheville, Lynch told the driver to head onto a dirt pullout, according to a news release by Ferguson’s office.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2026
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If, for David Lynch, ideas are like fish in a river, then for Danish provocateur Nicolas Winding Refn, those ideas are like chunks of excrement in an exploded sewage pipe.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
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Hantavirus is contracted through inhalation or contact with rodent excrement or saliva.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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“Dung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dung. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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