as in soil
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
researchers tracked the wild gorillas by following the piles of dung
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Recent Examples of dung
Mongabay said two dogs, Yagi and Quinn, found the dung in two days.
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
However, when a movie shows the dung coming out of a dog, cat, bird, or another critter with four legs and/or wings, then it’s typically ingested for laughs.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
Matthiesson slept in makeshift shelters and built fires out of yak dung, one of the few flammable materials available at this altitude—plants only exist as memories.
—Kate McMahon, AFAR Media, 13 Aug. 2025
The goat dung remedy The most repulsive recipe, from an 11th-century text, offered the following tip for chest pain.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
However, when a movie shows the dung coming out of a dog, cat, bird, or another critter with four legs and/or wings, then it’s typically ingested for laughs.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
Matthiesson slept in makeshift shelters and built fires out of yak dung, one of the few flammable materials available at this altitude—plants only exist as memories.
—Kate McMahon, AFAR Media, 13 Aug. 2025
The goat dung remedy The most repulsive recipe, from an 11th-century text, offered the following tip for chest pain.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dung
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dung
Noun
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Lunar rocks and soil offered novel insights into the moon’s origin and composition, and more recent analysis of previously untouched Apollo samples, as well as samples retrieved by robotic missions, revealed the surprising discovery of water trapped in rocks thought to be bone-dry.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Our team of a half dozen volunteers worked for a little over an hour, amazed at the size of these starchy beasts in the earthy soil.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Some experts urge caution in throwing dirt on the winter yet.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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Under the scalding hot sun of the Brazilian northeast, a group of young boys kicks dirt up while running over a football.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Now that temperatures have picked up and the snow is finally melting, weeks’ worth of animal excrement is thawing out and new piles are added every day.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
17 Feb. 2026
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The piercing doesn't necessarily damage the trees, but their excrement, which is high in sugar, stains the trees and blocks photosynthesis, which eventually suffocates the trees, the researchers said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Dung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dung. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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