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Recent Examples of dunghill
In Shakespeare, Cade’s corpse ends up tossed over a dunghill.
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Alex Beam, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
Alex Beam, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dunghill
Noun
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The smell of dirt, hay and horse manure permeated the building.—
Chris Torres,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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Tetanus bacteria live in soil and manure.—
Mustafa Fattah,
NBC news,
24 Dec. 2025
Noun
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These rodents left 15 pieces of dung on top of the dishwasher.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 Dec. 2025
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That fascination has led to more recent, post-retirement explorations into the role that the lowly dung and the lofty condor play in maintaining environmental health and balance.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
23 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Guano Point viewpoint is named for miners who tried to remove nitrogen-rich bat guano from a nearby cave discovered in 1930.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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He was jolted out of his reverie by a whiff of guano in the breeze.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The disposal of human excrement is not a new issue.—
NPR,
NPR,
19 Nov. 2025
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There are some large, black ravens, two nesting macaws shielded from view, and four pairs of African greys in cages, their floors coated with excrement.—
Rene Ebersole,
Rolling Stone,
18 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Moreover, at higher temperatures, pine cones stored in middens, which act as a refrigerator, tend to spoil faster.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
23 Dec. 2025
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Every man must take part in the work, and even the officers cover the middens and feed the sick.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Dec. 2025
Noun
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More than 15 poops were under a counter by the coffee station.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 Dec. 2025
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This means that coyotes are likely performing some ecological roles that wolves never did, such as dispersing fruit seeds in their poop and suppressing populations of smaller predators.—
Alex Jensen,
The Conversation,
18 Dec. 2025
Noun
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And in fitting Tomlin style, Pittsburgh let a chance to wrap up the division slip away during a three-hour pratfall in the muck at Cleveland last weekend.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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Guests are geared up for activities in the basement muck room, where cubbies outfitted with wader boot dryers store rain jackets and dry suits.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The farmers also pitched in with efforts of their own, including adjusting fertilizer methods, controlling soil erosion and increasing on-site water retention.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Another key area involves developing artificial lunar and Martian soil simulants to test rover traction and propulsion systems.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Dunghill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunghill. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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