as in soil
solid discharge from farm animals that is used to make soil better for growing plants
a bag of cow manure
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Recent Examples of manure
One such unconventional method involves filling cow horns with manure and burying them in the ground.
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Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Once the solid waste has burned off, the water under the tarp is laden with residual nitrogen chemicals — the remains of the fertilizers, animal manure, and plant material.
—Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Other products like biochar, gypsum, and livestock manure also break down slowly and are best applied in autumn.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025
Moreover, the purification and refining process works with many types of biowaste, notably food, sewage sludge, algal bloom, swine manure, and agricultural residue.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
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Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Once the solid waste has burned off, the water under the tarp is laden with residual nitrogen chemicals — the remains of the fertilizers, animal manure, and plant material.
—Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Other products like biochar, gypsum, and livestock manure also break down slowly and are best applied in autumn.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025
Moreover, the purification and refining process works with many types of biowaste, notably food, sewage sludge, algal bloom, swine manure, and agricultural residue.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manure
Noun
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The farmers also pitched in with efforts of their own, including adjusting fertilizer methods, controlling soil erosion and increasing on-site water retention.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Another key area involves developing artificial lunar and Martian soil simulants to test rover traction and propulsion systems.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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These rodents left 15 pieces of dung on top of the dishwasher.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 Dec. 2025
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That fascination has led to more recent, post-retirement explorations into the role that the lowly dung and the lofty condor play in maintaining environmental health and balance.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
23 Nov. 2025
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And in fitting Tomlin style, Pittsburgh let a chance to wrap up the division slip away during a three-hour pratfall in the muck at Cleveland last weekend.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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Guests are geared up for activities in the basement muck room, where cubbies outfitted with wader boot dryers store rain jackets and dry suits.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Poor hydration can lead to the hardening of stool instead of providing relief.—
Emmanuella Ogbonna,
Health,
8 Nov. 2025
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For the first, Lee got down on their knees to play electric guitar flat on a stool, like a steel guitar without any of the delicateness.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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Cuban argues if similar transparency and direct‑to‑consumer models were applied across health care—combined with rules like letting cash prices count toward insurance deductibles—the country could strip out layers of waste that burden both families and, ultimately, public budgets.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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The concept was introduced in 2014 at UC Davis when a group of graduate students led by Ernst Oehninger was studying ways to prevent food waste.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Manure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manure. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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