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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

But if a daisy grows out of the 2026 manure, then a future All-Star Game would be the perfect place to show it off.

— Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Excessive amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus from synthetic fertilizers and cow manure are then carried into the river by water and sediment runoff.

— Hannah Smith Updated July 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026

Definition of manure

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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
The team ended up with a jar of elephant dung scent.

— RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 11 June 2026

Definition of dung

Noun

Theirs is the soil where agriculture was developed thousands of years ago, thanks to the use of guano and the presence of water.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Mouse poop is usually left in a trail along the rodent's path, while guano is found in piles under roosting spots.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

Definition of guano

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Realizing they are being had, Cubans respond to their government on the chat with emojis of excrement or the US flag.

— Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
The intense, carrion-like odor of the slime attracts insects, which then eat the slime and excrete it, with the spores later germinating in the excrement.

— Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026

Definition of excrement

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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

Noun

Once more than 20 feet deep in some areas, Lake Jesup today is barely six feet deep as muck and other debris have accumulated on the bottom.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Yes, Nolan’s tendency to make the sound editing a bit murky or a bit too loud at times while the dialogue sinks into the sonic muck, all these things are true here.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of muck

Noun

Tszyu has never lost on home soil, and this is his middleweight debut in front of a Sydney crowd.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
His extradition shortly after leaving office marked a rare chance at justice for Hondurans, who feared his hold on the country's justice system would never allow a conviction on Honduran soil.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026

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