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dunghill

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as in manure

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Recent Examples of dunghill In Shakespeare, Cade’s corpse ends up tossed over a dunghill. — Alex Beam, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018

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Noun

Synthetic fertilizers are more likely to cause fertilizer burn than applications of aged manure, compost, or organic fertilizers.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026
Hand weeding, rototilling, regrading to fill low spots, adding soil enhancements (manure) and finally seeding and watering.

— DP Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of manure

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Behind the cookline equipment, the rodent dung shared space with 20 dead roaches.

— David J. Neal July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
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

Definition of dung

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The image above shows pinkish-orange guano staining large sections of some of the Danger Islands, Heroína Island and Beagle Island.

— Brett Tingley, Space.com, 30 July 2026
From the 1860s onward, American companies transformed Navassa into an industrial mining colony that supplied guano to farms throughout the eastern United States.

— Edward D. Melillo, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Definition of guano

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The Granada cemetery and midden, a discard mound, extended to some 25 acres originally.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
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

Definition of midden

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Another seven poop pellets sat in a cabinet drawer under the front counter cash register.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
Clean up dog poop promptly; keep up with veterinary care and parasite prevention; and clean the bowls, bedding, crates, and toys of a pet being treated for giardia.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of poop

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Officials had to reset Buffalo’s play clock in the first quarter so umpire Tab Slaughter could smash down loose soil in the backfield.

— Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Add the impacts of climate change, which have resulted in warmer springs and drier soils that reduce runoff into the reservoirs, and average or above-average rainfall no longer guarantees equivalent runoff.

— Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

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