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Recent Examples of dunghill
When Job, who is on a dunghill, oozing pus, after the death of his entire family, accuses God of needless cruelty, God appears in the form of a whirlwind, chastising Job for expecting something as measly as fairness from the Creator of the Universe.
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Audrey Wollen, New Yorker, 6 May 2026
In Shakespeare, Cade’s corpse ends up tossed over a dunghill.
—Alex Beam, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
Audrey Wollen, New Yorker, 6 May 2026
In Shakespeare, Cade’s corpse ends up tossed over a dunghill.
—Alex Beam, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dunghill
Noun
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Like many operations across the country, the farm produces biogas through manure digesters.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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The smell of sweet milk hung in the air, mixed with the earthy musk of manure.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Noun
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When not elbow-deep in dino dung or outrunning raptors, Laura Dern's heartfelt performance in Jurassic Park shows why women really deserve to inherit the Earth — and all of the acting awards.—
Huntley Woods,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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The team ended up with a jar of elephant dung scent.—
RJ Mackenzie,
Popular Science,
11 June 2026
Noun
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As late as the 19th century, the most reliable source of usable nitrogen was guano harvested from islands off the coast of Peru, a resource so valuable and rare that nations went to war over it.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2026
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Their guano is mined from caves for fertilizer.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Approximately 3 roach excrement droppings inside of soap dispenser.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
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When your show’s ratings are lower than whale excrement, which Pelley’s were (and continue to be, under a succession of ever more lackluster Ted Baxters and Ron Burgundys).—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
Noun
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But this is the first time archaeologists have actually unearthed a midden with evidence that people added to it regularly for so many generations.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 May 2026
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Now, researchers plan to extend their investigations to nearby early settlement sites to determine if Culasawani is a midden or muddle.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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One of Smarty Pants’ buttons has a poop symbol on it, and there a couple of suggestive turns of phrase.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Does that mean his … poop is green?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
Noun
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People get mired in all kinds of muck and yuck by the slop on social media.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Real estate executive Gloria Caulfield was the first to prominently step into the muck at the University of Central Florida.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
Noun
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If using a commercial houseplant soil, add some extra perlite and/or orchid bark to lighten it up a bit.—
Dr. Matthew Lisy,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
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Sensors give engineers more ways to see inside concrete, steel, soil and water, turning some surprise closures into repairs planned months earlier.—
Alex Krasnok,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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“Dunghill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunghill. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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