humuses

plural of humus

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humuses
Noun
  • Many swimmers are using the pool to wash their feet or their sandals, clogging the water with dirt and sand.
    Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2025
  • Mussolini tore down the housing and filled some of the tunnels with dirt to stabilize the hill above as part of his grand revitalization plan to modernize the Italian capital.
    Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • Every wreck, every ruin is the relic of a shriveled dream, lasting long after the body of its dreamer has been received back into the earth with love or remorse or indifference.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 10 July 2025
  • While leadership teams pause, the earth beneath them is already shifting.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
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“Humuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humuses. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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