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
The engineers also found trash, drug paraphernalia and human excrement due to encampments on the property, according to a copy of Terracon’s Limited Site Investigation Report obtained by The Denver Post through a Colorado Open Records Act request.
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Deputies who responded to the scene said the home was covered in trash and smelled of human excrement.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Human excrement can contain a wide range of parasites, bacteria, and viruses that can contaminate bodies of water, causing harm not only to humans but also to flora and fauna.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
Climbers have reported shimmying past the frozen remains of food containers, oxygen tanks, beer cans, and plenty of ice-cold human excrement.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Deputies who responded to the scene said the home was covered in trash and smelled of human excrement.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Human excrement can contain a wide range of parasites, bacteria, and viruses that can contaminate bodies of water, causing harm not only to humans but also to flora and fauna.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
Climbers have reported shimmying past the frozen remains of food containers, oxygen tanks, beer cans, and plenty of ice-cold human excrement.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excrement
Noun
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And like the wildebeest, bison dung packs a nutritional punch when deposited across the landscape.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
29 Aug. 2025
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Decades before Colorado’s best singers, dancers and actors graced the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in downtown Denver, workers pushed brooms across the stage to clean up elephant dung, rodeo sawdust, and blood spatters from boxing matches.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Take hydrangeas, a happy flower millions of years old that grows well in soil but wilts quickly when cut.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
15 Oct. 2025
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Gently lift it from the ground, and remove any loose soil from the roots as well as dead leaves or stems.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The frames of your French doors only need to be cleaned once every three months (or more, depending on the material) to remove any dirt.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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The problem arises when excessive dust, dirt, and hair accumulate around the coils, preventing them from performing their job adequately.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Excrement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excrement. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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