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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.
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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
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The spores can be found in soil, dust and animal manure.
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The car ended up high-centered on the edge of the manure pile.
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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.
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The team ended up with a jar of elephant dung scent.
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The accumulation of guano can cause the growth of the histoplasmosis fungus, which can cause severe respiratory problems in humans.
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The lice live in dry caves and feed predominantly on bat guano.
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Nutrient inputs include decaying leaf litter and bird excrement that are deposited in the pool directly, along with fertilizer runoff and sewage, which enters the Potomac River and the Tidal Basin.
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Approximately 3 roach excrement droppings inside of soap dispenser.
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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.
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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.
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Limit Constipating Foods Consuming a low-fiber diet can lead to chronic constipation, with a reduction in poop frequency and size.
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Another poop nugget was left next to toilet bowl cleaner in the bathroom.
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France played through the rain and muck to beat Iraq 3-0 behind two goals from Kylian Mbappé.
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People get mired in all kinds of muck and yuck by the slop on social media.
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However, in New England, silage corn harvest can extend to late October due to labor constraints, unfavorable soil conditions, and weather variability, which can substantially narrow the window for early cover crop establishment using these conventional drill-seeding methods.
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Carrots prefer deep, loose, fertile, loamy or sandy soil.
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“Dunghill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunghill. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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