as in dung
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
an ordinance that requires dog walkers to remove their animal's excrement from city streets
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Recent Examples of excrement
Back in the ninth and 10th centuries, Nordic travelers started using farm animal excrement as a replacement for firewood when resources grew scarce.
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Claire Volkman, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
Jess Thomson Science Reporter Two men have died in New York after attempting to grow cannabis in bat excrement.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
So, pretty much all day long, I was forced to watch my naked roommate delight in her excrement.
—Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
In the older, less polite trading floors of Wall Street there was an adage that may be paraphrased as money talks, male bovine excrement walks.
—Gene A. Grant Ii, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Claire Volkman, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
Jess Thomson Science Reporter Two men have died in New York after attempting to grow cannabis in bat excrement.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
So, pretty much all day long, I was forced to watch my naked roommate delight in her excrement.
—Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
In the older, less polite trading floors of Wall Street there was an adage that may be paraphrased as money talks, male bovine excrement walks.
—Gene A. Grant Ii, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excrement
Noun
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Ancient Egyptians also revered dung beetles because the rolling of the dung balls reminded them of the sun god rolling the sun across the sky, according to the Israel Museum.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Living in the wood economy means relying on wood, dung, and other basic bioenergy.—
Ted Nordhaus,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Aug. 2016
Noun
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Russia and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have launched intelligence missions right here on U.S. soil as the CCP has instigated an economic chokehold on South American countries through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and corruption.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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For now, the researchers have left the ship in situ, partially covering it with original soil and squeezing wet sponges onto it to preserve moisture.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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Cat Construction Little Machines 5-Pack $10 $5 at Amazon Remember how kids love digging in the dirt?—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
1 May 2025
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For myself, starting from a flat-footed stop in the dirt, that 60 came in about seven seconds.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Excrement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excrement. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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