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Recent Examples of guano
Clinicians need to ask about bat guano exposure in cannabis growers to discuss preventive measures and establish timely diagnoses.
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Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
The man had bought bat guano online for use as marijuana fertilizer, unknowingly cultivating the fungus and inhaling it.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Although primarily related to bird guano and agriculture rather than bat guano and gunpowder, the Guano Islands Act highlighted just how strategically important guano had become in American history.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Per Live Science, the case highlights the importance of raising awareness of the danger of using bat guano as a fertilizer.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
The man had bought bat guano online for use as marijuana fertilizer, unknowingly cultivating the fungus and inhaling it.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Although primarily related to bird guano and agriculture rather than bat guano and gunpowder, the Guano Islands Act highlighted just how strategically important guano had become in American history.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Per Live Science, the case highlights the importance of raising awareness of the danger of using bat guano as a fertilizer.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guano
Noun
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Since the ground will be fallow until the spring, the incorporated manure will have ample time to work its way into the soil while any pathogens present die off.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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Fertilizer, compost, and aged manure contain valuable nutrients that plants need to grow, including the NPK macronutrients—nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus—that help plants produce cells and influence how nutrients are transported within the plant.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 July 2025
Noun
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As The Athletic wanders around the Queen Elizabeth II Stand, the glances made are like towards excrement on a shoe.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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In fact, some seventeenth-century writers even used the word excrement to describe human hair.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
Noun
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The dung that stuck to the fresco happened to form the shape of a rosette—a marvel in the eyes of the Florentines.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
31 July 2025
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Elephants and other big beasts push over trees, trample vegetation underfoot, eat vast amounts of greenery and transport seeds in their dung, disassembling vegetation while unintentionally planting the beginnings of new habitats.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Surfactants are molecules with hydrophilic (water-loving) and hydrophobic (water-repelling) ends, which interact with water and soil particles, aiding water infiltration and distribution in soil.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
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Yet Tebas’ desire to play games on American soil is exactly the kind of endeavor that makes two-club domination harder to escape.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In one episode in season 2, Ozzy snapped about the amount of poop in the house.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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The rodents at this week’s third repeater got on top of a counter, left a piece of poop there and on a board under the counter.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
21 July 2025
Noun
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The musket balls were found together near a midden by the metal detectorist, cultural heritage coordinator Anthony Simmons said in the release, meaning a member of the First Nations could have brought the shot belt there and then discarded it.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2025
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The midden is a testament to the volume of shellfish eaten by Hoabinhians.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Guano.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guano. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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